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Arsenal and England star Declan Rice has picked out Manchester City midfielder Rodri as the player he looks to emulate most, hailing him as the standout in his position in the Premier League.<\/p>\n
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Rice has established himself as one of the best central midfielders in the English top flight, fitting in well with the Gunners after his big-money summer move from West Ham.<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old is still looking to learn, though, and is clearly a big fan of Rodri, who he sees as the benchmark for players at the base of midfield.<\/p>\n
\u2018Obviously the main one in the Premier League is Rodri, he\u2019s incredible,\u2019 Rice told Channel 4 of players he looks to emulate.<\/p>\n
\u2018What a player he is, the way he works, the way he keeps that Man City team ticking, you know he\u2019s a top player.\u2019<\/p>\n
The former Hammers captain also had praise for his new Arsenal teammate Thomas Partey and Real Madrid star Aurelien Tchouameni.<\/p>\n
\u2018Partey when I came to Arsenal was incredible and has been up until his injury,\u2019 continued Rice.<\/p>\n
\u2018Tchouameni at Real Madrid, he\u2019s a youngster as well, very aggressive, gets on the ball, goes forward with it, he\u2019s very good.\u2019<\/p>\n
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Another teammate who has caught Rice\u2019s eye since moving to Arsenal is Jorginho, who might not be a first team regular, but has stood out to him on the training pitch.<\/p>\n
\u2018The one who has surprised me so much, not surprised me because I knew he was such a good player anyway, but playing with him every day in training, seeing how he is because he\u2019s not the biggest, is Jorginho,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
\u2018His brain, the way it works as a holding midfielder, I\u2019ve just been trying to pick up little things off him.<\/p>\n
\u2018He\u2019s always in position, always knows when to pass, always creates time for himself. He\u2019s an outstanding trainer and I\u2019ve been trying to take little bits from his game as well.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019m trying to learn from everyone, to be honest. I\u2019m only 24, I\u2019ve got all the abilities myself, but there are still things to add to get to the top, and that\u2019s what I want to do.<\/p>\n
\u2018The way we want to play out from the back and how pivotal my position is in that, always being there to be an out-ball, to be a free man, I\u2019m really enjoying it.<\/p>\n
\u2018We never really used to do that in our time at West Ham so it\u2019s kind of going out of your comfort zone a bit, also if I\u2019m doing it more you build so much confidence, which is really good and that is what I want.\u2019<\/p>\n