BOURNEMOUTH, England, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Declan Rice scored twice ‌as Arsenal shrugged off a poor start to beat Bournemouth 3-2 away and open up a commanding six-point lead at ‌the top of the Premier League on Saturday.

Rice, back after missing the 4-1 defeat of Aston Villa because of ‌injury, slotted a shot past Dorde Petrovic early in the second half to put Arsenal in front and found the net again after being set up by substitute Bukayo Saka.