England Vs Belgium: Being Captain, It바카라�s A Real Honour - Declan Rice

As well as reaching a half-century of caps, Rice will also wear the armband at Wembley in what is England바카라�s final friendly before manager Gareth Southgate names his squad for Euro 2024.

While he has never captained his country, Rice was West Ham skipper as they won the Europa Conference League last season 바카라� his final game before a club-record £105million move to Arsenal followed.

He has established himself as one of the best players in the Premier League this season as the Gunners push for the Premier League title and prepare for a Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich.

Rice, 25, follows in the footsteps of England바카라�s World Cup winning captain Bobby Moore 바카라� who was at West Ham at the time of the 1966 success 바카라� and also pointed to the influence of his former Hammers skipper Mark Noble and current Arsenal leader Martin Odegaard.

바카라�I바카라�ve just got to think about everyone along the way who helped me,바카라� he said. 바카라�I바카라�ve had one of the best captains in Mark Noble. He바카라�s already text me and I think he바카라�ll be coming to the game tomorrow night.

바카라�People like that, I바카라�ve learned so much from both as a player and person, captain and leader.

바카라�Then when I come to England, seeing players like Harry Kane and Jordan Henderson and how they are around the group. You pick up little things from everyone. And when I got to captain West Ham, I was growing in confidence and as a leader.

바카라�I still see myself going that way. There is Martin Odegaard at my club. I바카라�m not thinking about it, but if anything were to ever happen to him, I really would love to put the armband on for Arsenal.

바카라�I love leading and being captain. It바카라�s a real honour.바카라�

Asked about the links to Moore, Rice added: 바카라�Having 10 years at West Ham has shaped me into the person I am today, no doubt.

바카라�It바카라�s a real honour you know. There바카라�s only been a certain amount of people that have captained England. It바카라�s a one-off game, but to be able to put the armband on, it will be really special.바카라�

Rice admitted giving the pre-match team talk would be the part of the evening he looked forward to the least.

바카라�That바카라�s the worst bit! Harry always speaks, then the other night it was (Kyle) Walker,바카라� he added.

바카라�(Kieran) Trippier before 바카라� when he was captain 바카라� did a funny speech and messed it up and everyone started laughing so I know there is going to be a bit of pressure on me.

바카라�But I바카라�ll keep it short and sweet before the game바카라�make sure everyone바카라�s on it and make sure everyone knows what바카라�s at stake tomorrow night.

바카라�We obviously lost the other night to Brazil at Wembley but now it바카라�s another chance to go out and win a game of football and you don바카라�t ever want to lose two games in a row, especially as England.

바카라�So it바카라�s going to be a big night, so it바카라�s just about relaying that message. We have to start fast and we have to win the game.바카라�

While Rice will no doubt have his full attention on captaining England, Arsenal travel to Manchester City on Sunday in a game which could go a long way to deciding the destination of the Premier League title.

Rice may be fully aware of the gravity of the Easter Day clash 바카라� but it does not seem to have resonated with England team-mate and City defender John Stones.

바카라�The first day I came I saw John Stones and he didn바카라�t even know they were playing us next,바카라� he revealed.

바카라�When he바카라�s away from football he likes to be with his family and switch off and I get that, he likes to take one game at a time.

바카라�I said 바카라�big game next바카라� and John said 바카라�who are you playing바카라�? I said 바카라�we바카라�ve got you lot바카라�! He said 바카라�oh yeah바카라�. That tells you how much we speak about it when we바카라�re here.

바카라�With Walks (Kyle Walker) he always has a little bit of banter, he바카라�s a great lad. As lads, we have a bit if banter but inside us we know what a big game it바카라�s going to be, a potential title-decider, it바카라�s going to be really tight.바카라�