Arteta delighted that Rice 'took the initiative' in Real Madrid win

Mikel Arteta says he loved that Declan Rice didn't listen to the Arsenal coaches before scoring the free-kicks

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00:01Do you like that the players in those moments can take the initiative and say,

00:04I know the coach wants me to do this, but I sense something, I sense I can do it?

00:08I love it, especially when he goes to the back of the net instead of a counter-attack.

00:13So, I mean, they have to make the decision.

00:16We are here to help them to try to paint the picture of what the options are.

00:21But I loved it.

00:22I think when we talk about making the next step, it's a lot about that.

00:26It's about taking initiative, making things happen on the pitch and believing that you can actually win the game by yourself sometimes.

00:34And I was really impressed the way he did it.

00:37You look at the games in the Champions League, the amount of individual moments that won the football matches.

00:42I mean, in the Champions League at this level, that's a necessity.

00:46Without that, I don't think you have a chance to progress and be in the finals and winning trophies like we won.