Declan Rice: Arsenal are 100% Premier League title contender

West Ham captain Declan Rice tells Amazon he believes 100% that Arsenal can challenge for the Premier league title after the Hammers gave up a 1-0 first half lead to lose 3-1 at the Emirates stadium on Sunday night.

The Guuners have now come from behind to beat West Ham eight times in the Premier League, more than they have against any other opponent.

“It is a tough one. In the first half we didn’t have much of the ball but stopped them and had a plan. It is like Manchester City, in the end one of their chances will create something with their free-flowing football. They smothered us all over the pitch.”

Asked if they will be title winners: “100%. They are a top team, you can see they are coached incredibly well. They have a young squad with attacking talent and can go the whole way, that is for sure.

“The results [are missing for West Ham]. There are games where we have played unbelievably well and not got the result, we have created chances in other games and not put the ball in the back of the net. In the Premier League that is the main thing. There is a little gap arriving now and we are finding ourselves at the bottom of the league. It is a bump in the road we need to overcome.”

Asked if West Ham are in a fight against relegation: “Nah. I don’t think it is. Every team has a blip but it is down to me as captain to keep pushing everyone and keep giving 100% on the pitch like everyone else to get the results. There are so many games to go, we still believe we are are a top team. We need to stop talking about it and need to show it.

“With the signings we have made, the quality is there. Now it is down to us to do it at both ends of the pitch.”