"Television footage emerged after Arsenal's 3-2 Carabao Cup victory at Chelsea on Wednesday of Rice and the assistant manager, Albert Stuivenberg, embroiled in a tense conversation. Rice's teammate Gabriel intervened in the apparent disagreement which took place as the Arsenal players and coaching staff headed out for the second half of the semi-final tie. Rice was substituted late in the second half and shared a long embrace with Stuivenberg before taking his place in the Arsenal dugout."
"Asked to clear up the situation between Rice and Stuivenberg, who has been at Arsenal since 2019, Arteta said: All sorted, all good. The good thing is that by the time I found out, the problem was resolved so that's very good. Arteta's side will now turn their attention back to the Premier League and an away trip to Nottingham Forest before heading to Italy to face Inter in the Champions League. Arsenal are six points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League and have won all six matches in Europe so far. Pressed on whether Arsenal could be creating something special, Arteta continued: We are building very good momentum and belief comes from performances and the level of consistency that we have shown throughout 32 games already this season, and what we did at Stamford Bridge. It should help us to be very convinced that we have the ability to do that, but the reality is that you have to show it in every game and there's still so much to happen, but we are glad that we are still alive in the four competitions."
The relationship between Declan Rice and assistant coach Albert Stuivenberg remains good after a heated exchange in the tunnel at Stamford Bridge following Arsenal's 3-2 Carabao Cup victory at Chelsea. Television footage showed Rice and Stuivenberg in a tense conversation as Arsenal players and staff prepared for the second half, with teammate Gabriel intervening. Rice was later substituted, embraced Stuivenberg, and joined the dugout. Arsenal will next face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League and Inter in the Champions League. Arsenal lead the Premier League by six points and have won all six European matches, remaining active in four competitions.
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