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Declan Rice switches off from Arsenal struggles as £105m man links up with golfing superstar and Man Utd fan Rory McIlroy at Dubai Invitational

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With <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/team/arsenal/4dsgumo7d4zupm2ugsvm4zm4d" target="_blank">Arsenal's</a> stars given a few days off during their two-week winter break, <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/player/declan-rice/6jgocc12bori2wygyu07c082x" target="_blank">Rice</a> jetted off to the United Arab Emirates for the Dubai Invitational. At the tournament, he had the chance to meet and chat to Mcllroy, a huge <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/team/manchester-united/6eqit8ye8aomdsrrq0hk3v7gh" target="_blank">Manchester United </a>fan. On Thursday, the England midfielder shared some snaps of the pair to his Instagram Story.

WHAT HAPPENED?

Rice posted on his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/declanrice/" target="_blank">Instagram</a> Story a photo of himself with Mcllroy, with the caption: "Some day yesterday. What an unbelievable experience."<picture><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt6de34cb1c3f2f71e/Screenshot_2024-01-12_at_16.05.18.png?format=webp" type="image/webp"><source srcset="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt6de34cb1c3f2f71e/Screenshot_2024-01-12_at_16.05.18.png?format=jpg" type="image/jpeg"><img src="https://assets.goal.com/images/v3/blt6de34cb1c3f2f71e/Screenshot_2024-01-12_at_16.05.18.png?format=jpg" alt="Declan Rice, Rory Mcllroy, Arsenal" data-source="Instagram (@declanrice)" data-copyright="Instagram (@declanrice)" data-portal-copyright="Instagram (@declanrice)" perform:prop="uuid:blt6de34cb1c3f2f71e;width:828;height:1468"></picture>

WHAT RICE SAID

Rice enjoyed a strong start to life at Arsenal after completing a £105 million move from West Ham in the summer, but in recent months things haven't gone according to plan. Mikel Arteta's side have won just one of their last five Premier League games, and now find themselves five points behind table toppers Liverpool.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Rice and his Arsenal teammates will look to get back to winning ways when the Gunners take on Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, January 20. They only have one other game in January, against Nottingham Forest on January 30.

WHAT NEXT FOR RICE?

Declan Rice switches off from Arsenal struggles as £105m man links up with golfing superstar and Man Utd fan Rory McIlroy at Dubai Invitational | Goal.com Singapore

Declan Rice has escaped Arsenal&apos;s mid-seasons struggles by linking up with superstar golfer Rory Mcllroy in Dubai.