Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice has reacted on social media to scoring his first Champions League goal.

The Gunners star netted after just two minutes against Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday night before second-half goals from Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard secured a comfortable victory. The win has all but sealed their place in the knockout stages with one game to come against Girona on January 29.

Arsenal's record in Europe so far this season is five victories, one draw, and a defeat, with 14 goals scored and just two conceded. And Rice has expressed his joy at scoring Arsenal's opener against their Croatian opponents.

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"First UCL goal feeling," he said on Instagram alongside a red love heart emoji and a picture of him celebrating.

Gunners boss Mikel Arteta had opted to rest Rice at the turn of the year, and the Englishman now appears to be reaping the benefits from his manager's decision.

"Yeah, he needs that like the others, you know, and sometimes related to freshen up, and sometimes related to say, we need another level," Arteta said post-match.

"And if not, somebody is going to be there, so everybody has to be on their toes. And Dec is not different to that. And you can see that when he's fresher and he's in a condition like he is a big player for us."

On the team's performance against Zagreb, he said: "Yeah, very happy overall. Obviously this is a massive step what we done tonight has put us in a really strong position.

"Before we play the last game in Girona, scoring three goals, plenty of chances dominated the game and don't concede shots, and don’t concede at home, so overall very happy."