Arsenal are attempting to end their 22-year wait for a Premier League title this season as they storm ahead at the top of the table, leading by 5 points ahead of Manchester City and Aston Villa.
Rice to win the Ballon d'Or?
Rice, who has been the form of his life under manager Mikel Arteta this season, spoke candidly about his chances of winning the Ballon d’Or this week after bagging 4 goals and 3 assists in 19 league games.
“I'm just Dec from Kingston, ain't I.”
“Look, they're the right conversations to be in. Arsenal fans really appreciate what I'm doing for them at the minute and it was West Ham fans before that, they were singing my praises.
“When you're being compared to the best players in the world it's nice, so long may that continue. It shows you're playing well, and you want to play at the highest level.”
For Rice to lift such an iconic award, Arsenal would likely have to win both the Premier League and Champions League. Rice could also win the World Cup with England in the summer, which would put him in prime position as long as he can keep his form up.
Arsenal's title chances
Speaking on the title race, Rice revealed that hopes are high to end their two decade drought, which would bring faith back to North London.
“Loads of the boys have spoken openly about it before. You’ve only got one career, why not just give it everything you’ve got.
“We’re in this position, 18 games to go, let’s just keep firing, playing well and keep winning every game we can. That’s all we can do.
“One day we’ll look back at this time, it sounds cliche, but you will. And you’ll think ‘could I have done this different, could I have done that?’.
“Now’s the time to give it everything, because we’re never gonna get this time back.”