Tross is the boss for Rice
Declan Rice has named Leandro Trossard as his favourite Arsenal team-mate since joining the club.
Rice, 24, signed for the Gunners earlier this month in a huge £105million transfer from West Ham.
He has already featured in two pre-season friendlies for Mikel Arteta’s men – coming on as a substitute in a 5-0 win over the MLS All-Stars, before he started a defeat to Manchester United on Saturday.
And he has also begun to form relationships with the Arsenal players off the pitch.
But it is ex-Brighton man Trossard, 28, who only joined the North London club in January, that Rice has immediately hit it off with.
Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: “You know what? I think from the first day when I was there, Leandro Trossard.
“You wouldn’t put us two together, I would say, but he’s a really, really top guy.
“I sat next to him on the plane. I’ve been with him here quite a lot. He’s just an all-round top person.
“I’ve really got on with him and playing against him in the past as well, he was always a pain so it’s nice to have him on my side now.
“He’s such a top player, but I feel like with everyone here, like all of the Brazilian guys, the Portuguese guys, the French guys, like everyone is so top, and from the outside you see Arsenal was like a big family together.
“And that’s exactly what it is inside the dressing room, which is really good.”
