Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice appreciates the support he has received from management.

The summer signing says manager Mikel Arteta is always available for a chat.

He told arsenal.com: "I can have meetings with the coaches whenever I feel like I need one. They're always open to a conversation and I know I can knock on their door whenever to talk football or anything really. Sometimes they will call you for a meeting, but other times you'll be the one to instigate it.

"It's the same with Mikel. As for team meetings, Mikel will host pretty much all of them. They can be before games, after training, ahead of a really important block. Basically, anytime a clear message needs to be sent.

"Obviously I've not been at Arsenal too long, but I just feel like over the past five years the club has made so much progress on and off the pitch and that there's a new connection between the club and the supporters.

"That's happened because the club has stuck together, trusted the youth, invested and had a clear process in place for where they want to go. I think all of the fans can see that vision too and that's why there's such a feeling of togetherness around the entire club right now."