Arsenal crushed Tottenham 4-1 on Sunday at the Emirates, with Leandro Trossard scoring first before Eze, freshly arrived from Crystal Palace for £67.5 million, claimed the first Premier League hat-trick in derby history.

Tottenham’s Richarlison answered with a stunning long-range lob, but Eze’s third goal sealed the rout, boosting Arsenal six points clear atop the Premier League ahead of Chelsea.

Declan Rice who assisted Eze, Piero Hincapie shone on debut, in a statement on X after the match wrote; “It’s worked out..”

Leandro Trossard summed it up as: ‘North London is red.’

While Arsenal FC simply wrote: “STATEMENT MADE.”

Adding: “History maker.

“Ebere Eze, the first player to score a Premier League hat-trick in the north London derby.”