Declan Rice spotted having heated exchange with Arsenal staff member during win against Chelsea

A moment which seemed to slip under the radar during Arsenal’s win over Chelsea was Declan Rice’s heated exchange with Mikel Arteta’s assistant, Albert Stuivenberg.

Arsenal didn’t quite win as comfortably as they may have hoped, and tempers appeared to flare in the tunnel at half-time, as spotted on Sky Sports’ coverage.

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Right now, the standards at Arsenal are very high, so disagreements are bound to happen, plus the fact that it’s a normal occurrence in football.

Following the win at Stamford Bridge, the pair were spotted embracing one another, which shows that the situation had already been quickly defused.

Gabriel Magalhaes forced to split up Declan Rice and Albert Stuivenberg

Gabriel Magalhaes was forced to split up Declan Rice and Albert Stuivenberg in the tunnel just before the Arsenal team headed out for the second half.

Mikel Arteta’s assistant coach was spotted aiming words towards the midfielder, who clearly took exception to whatever was said.

Rice gestured for the Arsenal coach to move away from him, but Stuivenberg was having none of it, with Gabriel having to intervene as a peacemaker.

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Hopefully, the situation is nothing serious, and as mentioned, the pair didn’t seem to have an issue after the game in West London.

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Right now, Arsenal cannot afford any divisions in the camp, and it was rather odd to see the pair getting so animated towards one another.

Stuivenberg is a key part of the coaching staff at the Emirates Stadium, so hopefully Arteta can resolve any issues between the pair.

Arsenal fans express concerns over Declan Rice and Albert Stuivenberg’s clash

Some eagle-eyed Arsenal fans also spotted Rice and Stuivenberg’s clash at half-time and expressed slight concerns towards the incident.

One fan said: “I’m looking for a clip… That looked serious. Odd that was and no mention of it anywhere.”

“What was that all about between Rice and Stuivenberg,” added another.

A third said: “Wonder what just happened in the tunnel between Rice and Stuivenberg…”

Finally, another stated: Rice and Stuivenberg having a fight? What on earth happened in the tunnel?

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