Jamie Carragher has apologised for underestimating Eberechi Eze's potential impact at Arsenal after his hat-trick against Tottenham.

Eberechi Eze was the star of the show for Arsenal as he scored a hat-trick against Tottenham in the North London Derby, but Declan Rice still appeared concerned about his team-mate

Eberechi Eze hailed his "special" moment as the Arsenal star's first ever hat-trick inspired a 4-1 rout of north London rivals Tottenham on Sunday.It was the first hat-trick in a north London derby since 1978 and only the fourth in the long history of the bitter derby rivalry.

Eze ended a 47-year wait for the Gunners in a performance which prompted Thierry Henry to question the future selection of one of Arsenal’s key players.

The midfielder stole the headlines against the side he seemed destined to join in the summer, doing something not even Thierry Henry or Harry Kane could ever do - netting a treble in the heated rivalry clash.

Mikel Merino watched on as the brilliant Eberechi Eze carved his name into Arsenal folklore with a stunning hat trick in his first North London derby against Tottenham

Eberechi Eze’s historic north London derby debut was born out of his strong work ethic, manager Mikel Arteta revealed.

To dare is to do’ screams the Tottenham Hotspur motto. This was more like to scare than to dare as Eberechi Eze made Thomas Frank pay for his negative tactics to send rampant Arsenal six points