Danny Murphy says Liverpool win the Premier League if they had 24-year-old Arsenal player

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Danny Murphy has claimed that Liverpool would win the Premier League with ease if they had Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice.

The 24-year-old England international was once again the star of the show for the Gunners last night as Rice helped Arsenal to a 1-1 draw against Liverpool at Anfield.

And writing for the Daily Mail, Murphy was full of praise for the Arsenal midfielder, with the pundit claiming that Liverpool would win the league if they had Rice on their books.

Murphy said: “If there’s any young holding midfielder out there who wants to learn how to improve every aspect of their game, watch this match and follow Declan Rice. He was sensational.

“This game showed me just how important Rice — and also William Saliba — are for Mikel Arteta. They are the two players he cannot do without if they are going to win the Premier League. With those two players in the side, they can get a result anywhere.

“It also made me realise how much Liverpool need a player like him. If Rice wore a Liverpool shirt, I think they win the title. He’s that good.”

Liverpool should have tried to beat Arsenal to Declan Rice

Whilst Rice was tentatively linked with a move to Liverpool in the summer, it’s clear that Arsenal were always going to win the race for the then-West Ham captain in the window.

And at the halfway point of the Premier League season, it’s obvious now that the Gunners have somehow landed a £105m bargain in Rice, who has transformed Arsenal’s midfield into something quite special.

Indeed, Liverpool were never going to put up those sort of numbers for Rice this summer, yet the Reds could have tried to seriously compete with Arsenal for the midfielder.

The 24-year-old is on course to become one of the all-time Premier League greats, and Liverpool would be clear at the top of the standings had they signed Rice.