HIS LIFE AND TIMES

APPEARANCES Stoke (1980-88) 211 (7 goals) Torquay (loan, 1982) 11 (0) Arsenal (1988-99) 372 (8) Sunderland (1999-00) 23 (0) England (1994) 2 (0) BECAME youth team coach at Arsenal in 2001, nurturing talents for Arsene Wenger. WHEN Pat Rice retired in 2012 he became the Gunners’ assistant boss. Stayed there until 2019 when he became the Under 23 boss, but was sacked in May last year. RETURNED to management last month with Lommel SK.