Declan Rice clash with Arsenal teammates spotted as Gabriel Jesus steps in

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Declan Rice appeared to be in no mood for celebration after Arsenal's dramatic late winner against Wolves

Declan Rice has been spotted giving his teammates a piece of his mind following Arsenal's winning goal against Wolves.

Mikel Arteta's side needed two Wolves own goals – one of them arriving in the fourth minute of stoppage time – to snatch a 2-1 victory and ensure they ended the weekend still at the summit of the Premier League. The winner naturally triggered wild celebrations from both players and supporters.

However, a clearly frustrated Rice was in no mood to celebrate the Gunners getting out of jail, evidenced by behind-the-goal footage shared by TNT Sports. As the players congregated near the byline, the former West Ham talisman was spotted giving Jurrien Timber and others a piece of his mind, appearing to say something like 'switch on'.

That prompted Gabriel Jesus to intervene, with Brazilian patting Rice on the back. The outburst left Bukayo Saka looking quizzical before he turned, booted a cone and roared in delight towards home fans.

Rice hadn't finished, though. As the players began making their way back to the halfway line, Jesus had his arm on Rice's back in an apparent attempt to calm him down. But just before the clip ends, the midfielder turns to dish out another verbal volley to a teammate.

Rice's conduct has gone well with some Arsenal fans, with some citing it a evidence he should be club captain ahead of Martin Odegaard.

One fan said: "Rice's reaction is that of a true leader and has been for the last year. Take rice out of our team and we collapse. He is a captain in every sense of the word."

Others weren't so impressed, though. One person posted: "I don’t think someone who can’t control their emotions would be such a good fit for a leader. In this moment, he should be happy with the team and voice out his frustrations later, not try and demoralise them."

It wasn't the first time Rice had given a teammate a piece of his mind. During the Gunners' last-gasp defeat at Aston Villa, Rice got stuck into Odegaard for missing a challenge before the winning goal.

Villa's Ian Maatsen managed to get away from three Arsenal players after Odegaard, who reached him first, seemed to hesitate instead of committing fully to the tackle. Rice reacted angrily, waving his arms and yelling at his captain soon afterwards.

Following the relief of the win over Wolves, Arsenal make their first trip to Everton's new Hill Dickinson Stadium on Saturday, looking to ensure they are still top of the Premier League tree for Christmas.