May 18th 2024.
Declan Rice has reached out to some of his former teammates at West Ham, hoping for a huge favor from his old club on the final day of Premier League. The situation is that Arsenal needs West Ham to take points off of Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday if they want any chance of winning the Premier League title after a 20-year wait. Manchester City is currently two points ahead at the top of the table, and a victory against West Ham would secure their fourth successive title, breaking a record.
But if Manchester City fails to secure a win and Arsenal wins their final game against Everton, the title will be heading to North London for the first time since 2004. Declan Rice, who has had an impressive first season at Arsenal, is eager to lift the Premier League trophy and has been in touch with his former West Ham teammates ahead of their trip to Manchester.
Vladimir Coufal, a defender for West Ham, revealed that Rice has been in touch with the English boys, but not with him personally. He also added that Rice is an Arsenal player, so he cares about their performance. Coufal has not been in touch with anyone at Arsenal, as they have their own fight while West Ham has theirs.
Coufal also shared that he has received numerous motivational messages from Arsenal supporters, who are hoping that West Ham will spoil Manchester City's title party and send manager David Moyes off in style. The Czech Republic international mentioned that he has been offered free coffee for life and has many Arsenal fans around him, including his son who is a big fan. He has received messages like "Your first goal in the Premier League is coming!" and is excited about the game.
He also believes that it would be a great story if West Ham can cancel Manchester City's dominance and become the first team to win the title four times in a row. However, history is not on Arsenal's side as no team has failed to win the Premier League after sitting at the top on the final day. Manchester City also has a strong record against West Ham, with 16 unbeaten league games and West Ham losing 15 of their 17 league games at the Etihad.
Coufal admits that it will be a tough task to play at the Etihad, but he believes that every streak has to end at some point, and why not on Sunday? He also mentions that Rice left West Ham to join Arsenal last summer, but Moyes insists that they are not doing it for Declan, but for themselves and to do the best they can.
Moyes denies having the thought of doing a favor for his former player and states that everyone at West Ham loves Declan, but they are focused on their own performance and not doing it for someone else. The article ends by mentioning that readers can sign up for exclusive Arsenal news, updates, and analysis through the website's privacy policy.
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