A round-up of the latest Arsenal news as Gareth Southgate shares a blunt verdict on Ben White and Michael Owen questions boss Mikel Arteta pursuing a £40m transfer. Paul Merson feels Declan Rice was the Player of the Season over Phil FodenHighbury hero Paul Merson believes Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice was the Premier League Player of the Season for 2023/24 over Manchester City winger Phil Foden. But the top-flight and the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) both opted to give the Citizens star their gongs. Merson argues that Rice was a more befitting recipient of the award having taken Arsen…