Declan Rice has revealed the strange nickname his arsenal teammates gave him.
The star of England is enjoying a strong individual campaign, which is still a regular opener for the manager Mikel Arteta.
Rice made 33 appearances in all competitions, appearing in 22 clashes for Arsenal in the Premier League this season.
Despite a fierce calendar for the gunners with many games in the National League, the Champions League, the FA Cup and the Cup Cábao, the 26 -year -old remains one of the most reliable players with respect to the injuries, with Only three lost games due to a broken. Toe in November.
In addition, in an interview with Sky Sports, Rice revealed that his Arsenal teammates praised the player for his physical condition, as he is known in the team as 'The Horse'.
He said: 'It was Zinchenko who started it and then Jorginho went with him. I think everyone now call me “the horse.”
The star of England, Declan Rice, has revealed the strange nickname that her arsenal teammates gave her
The 26 -year -old is known in the Gunners team as 'The Horse' due to their physical skills
'I think it's because they think I can run all day, that I am Atlético, my ability to return, my sustainability and availability for the equipment.
'Even two days since the last game, I am running in training and think I'm crazy. I don't care about nickname, but I just have to move on.
Although Rice has already won more than 2,500 minutes this season, several key players exceed it, such as goalkeeper David Raya, William Saliba, Gabriel, Kai Hvertz, Thomas Party and Jurrien Timber.
The interview occurs after its strong period in recent weeks, with English scoring its first goal of the Champions League against Dinamo Zagreb in January.
Despite a recent 4-0 defeat added to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup, the 26-year-old showed an impressive performance in the 5-1 master class on Manchester City in Emirates Stadium, with two assists and the most opportunities created during the game.
However, his team is still in second place at the Premier League table, behind Liverpool's safe leaders for six points.
The constant lesions of the key squad players seem to affect the performance of the team. The gunners have eight draws and two losses in the League so far.
They are currently missing Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Martinelli, and the last one was reported that more than a month after suffering an injury in the hamstring against the Magpies last week is lost.
England's international has revealed that it was Oleksandr Zinchenko who began calling him for his new thematic animal nickname
RICE is one of the most played players in the Mikel Arteta team, with more than 2,500 minutes in the field this season
The gunners suffered another injury blow after it was confirmed that Gabriel Martinelli bad more than a month due to an injury to the hamstrings collected against Newcastle last week
However, it is understood that the end of Arsenal Bukayo Saka will return to action in March
However, Mail Sport reported on Monday that Saka returned to light training and is ready to help Arsenal in some crucial games in March.
In addition, the right back Ben White will probably be available this weekend after his absence of three months due to knee surgery.
The Gunners did not secure a new movement of the highly anticipated striker despite the injury of ACL de Jesus, who will keep him out for the rest of the season.
On Saturday, Arsenal will go on a trip outside the King Power Stadium for a Premier League game against Leicester City.