Paul Scholes says Declan Rice has a tendency to be ‘too emotional’ in games and Arsenal may need more ‘calmness’ from their senior players if they are to go on and win the Premier League title.

Arsenal bounced back from their midweek capitulation at Wolves to crush bitter rivals Spurs on Sunday, with Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres both scoring twice in a comprehensive 4-1 win.

The result ensured the Gunners finished the weekend with a five-point leader over second-placed Manchester City, who kept the pressure on with a 2-1 defeat of Newcastle 24 hours earlier.

Arsenal’s derby victory was not without its nervy moments, though, with Randal Kolo Muani immediately cancelling out Eze’s opening goal in a frantic period of play towards the end of the first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Rice was largely to blame for Spurs’ equaliser after he was robbed of possession while trying to carry the ball away to safety on the edge of Arsenal’s penalty area.

The England midfielder was quick to apologise to his team-mates following the lapse in concentration and, thankfully for the visitors, it mattered little come the full-time whistle as Eze and Gyokeres combined to torment Igor...