West Ham fans have taken to Twitter to hit back at Arsenal fans after they made a big deal of Granit Xhaka playing 12 games in a row.
Some Gunners supporters on Twitter highlighted the fact that their No.34 has now played 90 minutes in 12 successive matches.
In truth, it isn’t that impressive for a professional athlete to do that, and the West Ham fans made a mockery of that by throwing their own Declan Rice statistic into the ring.
As documented by Claret and Hugh, Rice has played a remarkable 65 Premier League games in a row without even a shred of a break.
The 22-year-old has played an incredible 5,850 minutes of top-flight football without missing a second.
That is quite simply amazing, and just goes to show what an athlete the England international is.
It also completely dwarfs Xhaka’s 12 successive 90-minute shifts.
As aforesaid, Rice is a brilliant athlete, and is clearly a dedicated professional who takes good care of his body.
However, given the intensity of Premier League football, and the fact that fixtures have come thick and fast this season, you do worry about the 22-year-old being burned out at some point.
Let’s see what the West Ham fans on Twitter have been saying about his incredible run…
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