Arsenal have turned the corner - Rice

With Arsene Wenger forced to watch from the stands due to a touchline ban, Rice was the man charged with leading the side. Despite a late volley from Ivan Perisic levelling the score after Robin van Persie's first-half goal seemed to have given Arsenal an unlikely win, Rice is confident that the side can now gain some momentum.

Asked whether Arsenal have turned the corner, he said: "Very much so. It seemed the game on Saturday [against Swansea] was our start of the season because of the uncertainty as to who the players would be that leave us.