WEST HAM FANS were left in stitches as Declan Rice marks Arsenal Premier League debut with hilarious gaffe.
Rice completed his £105million move from the Hammers to Arsenal last month.
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The England midfielder, 24, started in Arsenal’s season debut against Nottingham Forest.
Bukayo Saka’s superb first-half strike added to Eddie Nketiah’s opener, helping Arsenal begin their campaign with a 2-1 win.
Rice was effective in the Arsenal midfield and came close on a couple of occasions to adding a third for the home side.
However, a certain moment did not go unnoticed as West Ham fans spotted a hilarious blunder from their former captain.
The England midfielder tried to control the ball behind the Forest goal, but instead slipped before falling backwards.
One fan responded: “100m flop!”.
Another added: “Told you that Rice is going to be the biggest flop of the season”.
A third wrote: “This is too funny”.
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Declan Rice slotted straight into the Arsenal midfield against Forest
Rice, 24, left his boyhood club for Mikel Arteta’s side this summer.
With West Ham receiving a whopping £100m by 2025 with a further £5m in bonuses.
Rice’s exit ended a long-running transfer saga which left the Hammers angry with the delay.
Irons fans have also been extremely frustrated with their side’s lack of signings after Rice’s departure.
But despite the mistimed error from Rice, he came close to scoring when his 20-yard strike was pushed on to the post by Turner’s fingertip save.
The game had been delayed by 30 minutes because of an e-ticketing system issue that meant the majority of fans were still outside the Emirates at the scheduled kick-off time of 12:30 BST