It was the stuff of history and the hint of future glory. While it may be far too early to call this the day Arsenal secured the 2025-26 title, Saturday’s north London derby was undoubtedly the afternoon Eberechi Eze announced himself as a genuine superstar.
Scoring a hat-trick — only the fourth in the fixture’s history and the first since 1978 — was one thing. Doing it against the club he nearly joined in the summer, Tottenham Hotspur, made it unforgettable.
