Eberechi Eze delivers stinging five-word Tottenham put down after Arsenal hat-trick

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Arsenal hero Ebere Eze ruthlessly shut down talk of his Tottenham Hotspur transfer snub. The 27-year-old netted a match-winning treble to become the first player to net a hat-trick in a North London Derby for 50 years on Sunday.

His two goals in the second-half inflicted misery on the Gunners' rivals, months after Spurs failed in their pursuit to prize him away from Crystal Palace . Leandro Trossard opened the scoring on the stroke of half-time when he squeezed the ball home after the Spurs defence were caught napping, allowing the Belgian international to ghost in behind.

Eze got his first of the afternoon and second for Arsenal in a five-minute salvo for Mikel Arteta's side as they capitalised on a dominant first-half display.

The 27-year-old added two second-half goals to complete his treble and inflict misery on the Gunners' North London rivals, just months after Spurs failed to land his signature from Crystal Palace.

However, after achieving one of his boyhood dreams on Sunday, the Arsenal hero wasn't keen to focus on the summer transfer saga that saw him snub Spurs for the Premier League leaders, Eze said: "Let's not speak about that."

He continued: "That's a good one [feeling], enjoyable day, I'm happy to help the team. It's special, you know?

"Special man, I'm grateful again. I prayed for it, I prayed for a hat-trick, I'm grateful man. That was a prayer today and god delivered."

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