Mikel Arteta believes Declan Rice's potential return to West Ham will be "beautiful" - if the Arsenal manager decides to play the midfielder in Wednesday's Carabao Cup clash.
The 24-year-old England international moved across London in the summer, the Gunners paying a club-record £105m to prise him away from the Hammers.
Rice, who captained West Ham to victory in the Europa Conference League final in the last of his 245 games for the club he joined at the age of 14, could be in line for his first return to east London having shone in the opening months
of his fledgling Arsenal career.
"It will be his first time back at his old club and a beautiful moment for him, I think," Arteta said on the eve of the fourth-round tie.
"I think it is beautiful. I had a chance to do it a few times and then you really see what they think of you and what you left at the club."
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