Arsenal hero Declan Rice has been speaking after his side beat Manchester United 3-1 at the Emirates on Sunday afternoon. 

Mikel Arteta's side nettted twice in stoppage time to secure a dramatic victory over the Red Devils in front of 60,192 fans on a dramatic afternoon in North London.

The last-gasp victory meant that the Gunners went into the international break in fifth, only two points off Manchester City top spot.

Rice spoke about the importance of beating United to close the gap to City after the win.

Speaking to Sky Sports, the England international said: "If I am speaking honestly, Man City have won four out of four and if we didn’t win today, we are already five points behind them if we didn’t win.

"To catch up on them is a massive margin to make, we couldn’t afford to have that distance after four games so it was a must-win game, we said that before the game," he added.

Rice was then asked about his goal to make it 2-1 as plenty of replays were played in front of Manchester United icon Roy Keane.

During his post-match interview with Sky Sports, Rice said: "Stop showing it, Roy (Keane) is sick of it!" Keane, smiling at Rice, responded: "It’s an own goal!"

After the win, Arsenal fans chanted "Rice, Rice, Baby!" with the 24-year-old clapping the home support and seemingly being overwhelmed. "It’s good to hear the fans," Rice said after the game.

"As a person, you feel a bit embarrassed hearing that being sung when you have just won a match. I appreciate all the love they have shown me so far, it’s been incredible."