After snubbing Tottenham to join Arsenal in the summer, boyhood Gunner Eberechi Eze enjoyed a fairytale first North London derby as he netted a stunning hat-trick

Eberechi Eze admitted all his prayers were answered as he scored a fairytale hat trick to send Arsenal six points clear in the title race.

Boyhood Arsenal fan Eze, 27, became just the fourth player to score a hat trick in the North London derby and the first since Alan Sunderland in 1978.

It was an incredible story for Eze who turned down Tottenham to join Arsenal for £67.5m after making a phone call to Mikel Arteta , pleading with the Gunners boss to sign him.

Eze said: “It's special. I am grateful. I prayed for it. This is what I pray for. I prayed for a hat-trick so I am grateful to God. That's a good one man. Enjo

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