(Video) Forget Rice: Arsenal goal doesn’t happen without 17-y/o sensation & hilarious Bolton mishap

Declan Rice will take much of the plaudits for his terrific long-range strike to open the scoring for Arsenal in their Carabao Cup clash against Bolton.

The England international struck well from just outside the 18-yard box after a loose ball somehow found its way to his feet despite a near intervention from Scott Arfield.

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However, not all the credit can go to the former West Ham enforcer. The 25-year-old had more than a helping hand from highly-rated youngster Ethan Nwaneri (17) who fizzed a low cross from the right flank.

Arfield should, in truth, be feeling more than a little sheepish at his failure to clear the danger (and the eventual goal) after completely mishitting his attempted clearance.

A nightmare for the Bolton man and pure elation for Rice.

You can catch the clip below, courtesy of Sky Sports:

That finish from Declan Rice ? pic.twitter.com/19mNqODgyR

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