Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has hinted at the need for more firepower in the squad following the win over Tottenham, claiming that his team could have scored 10 goals against their North London rivals.

As has been the case for the last few weeks, the Gunners saw chances come and go before Spurs took the lead in the first half through Son Heung-min. Arsenal were able to turn the game around before half time thanks to an own goal from Dominic Solanke and a Leandro Trossard strike.

That proved to be the winner, with Mikel Arteta’s side unable to extend their advantage. The failure to take chances has been a talking point around the Emirates Stadium, with a long-term injury to Gabriel Jesus only adding to the talk of a need for a new striker in January.

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Speaking to TNT Sportt after the match, Rice’s comments hinted that attacking reinforcements are needed.

“The first 45 minutes were just pure domination, we showed that intent, that pressure, that desire, you could tell it was a derby. To be honest with you, we’re unlucky we probably didn’t score 10 tonight, I think that’s the feeling.”

He added: “The second half, the game got stretched, they could have maybe scored a couple, but we could have had another five or six and that’s the most disappointing thing. But to win is the most important and now hopefully we can go on a run because this is the most important part of the season.”

The midfielder also said that he wouldn’t be surprised to see an attacking player arrive at the club before the end of the window. He outlined how the squad are currently short on numbers in the area.

“I think now where we’ve lost Gabi (Gabriel Jesus), he’s probably going to be out for a year with an ACL, that’s really tough,” he said. “I’m sure the manager is probably going to look for something, because tonight we’ve had to bring Tierney on left wing, we’ve had to bring Zin (Oleksandr Zinchenko) in on left wing so we’re a bit short up there, I’m not surprised if we are going to do something.

“I believe in our strikers, I believe in our front players, you can see the reception before the game for Kai, it was unbelievable, the cheer he got and what he’s done for the team, the goals he’s got at important times this year, I’m never going to knock anyone. We need full support for all our players because now we’re going into a crucial part of the season, it was a big chance to win tonight and close the gap a little bit more.”