Fulham vs Arsenal: Declan Rice and Gabriel Spotted in Heated Argument During Craven Cottage Defeat

• Declan Rice and Gabriel were involved in a tense moment during their Fulham clash
• The incident happened in the second half of the Sunday, December 31, Premier League tie
• Fulham staged a comeback to see off the Gunners, with Saka's early opener cancelled out

Footage of Declan Rice and Gabriel in a heated argument during Arsenal's Premier League clash against Fulham has emerged.

The Gunners went into the clash with the hope of recording a positive result to boost their Premier League title chances.

Mikel Arteta's charges had dropped points in two of their previous fixtures prior to their trip to Craven Cottage, with their most recent ending in a 2-0 surprise defeat against West Ham United.

However, the north Londoners were unable to redeem themselves as they fell to yet another defeat against Fulham.

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Sky Sports reports that the hosts staged a dramatic comeback to see off Arsenal, with goals from Raul Jimenez and Bobby De Cordova-Reid cancelling out Bukayo Saka's early opener.

Rice, Gabriel in heated argument

The Sunday cracker was marked with a bizarre scene in the Arsenal camp, with Rice and Gabriel spotted having a heated exchange.

Sportbible reports that Gabriel was seen shouting at Rice in one sequence in the second half with the scores still tied at 1-1.

In a video doing rounds on social media, the Brazilian can be seen shouting at the England international, who responded by arguing back and throwing his arms.

Curiously, Fulham went on to bag the winner shortly after the disagreement via a corner in which the ball bounced off both Rice and Takehiro Tomiyasu before landing in the path of Cordova-Reid, who fired it into the back of the net.

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