LONDON, May 19 : As Arsenal’s players slumped on the pitch last month having seen rivals Manchester City effectively wipe out what a couple of weeks earlier had been their nine-point Premier League lead, Declan Rice was caught on camera hollering: “It’s not done!” Fast forward and thanks in no small part to the 27-year-old dubbed “the horse” by Arsenal fans on account of the amount of work the English midfielder gets through each game, it is done – and very much to Rice’s liking. His relentless running, pin-point set pieces and tireless tackling have been pivotal in the north London club’s first league title in 22 years – and have fully justified the record 105 million pounds ($141 million) the club spent on him in 2023. Statistically, his influence has been immense. He has played in all but one of Arsenal’s league matches this season, scoring four goals, providing five assists and completing well over 2,100 passes with a near 90 per cent success rate. Defensively, he has been perhaps even more crucial. His …