Clinton Morrison baffled by Eberechi Eze amid Arsenal exit latest

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Eze netted Arsenal’s first and third goals in their latest victory, as a double from Viktor Gyokeres helped Mikel Arteta’s men go five points clear at the top of the Premier League. Credit: Manh Tung, Breaking MediaRead More: Sources: Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze exit plan revealedClinton Morrison confused by Eberechi Eze’s lack of footballFootball Insider revealed last week that Arsenal have no plans to consider the idea of an exit for Eze this summer, despite the limited gametime that he has received in recent months.Arteta still has big plans for the former Crystal Palace star, who has started just 14 league games since his big-money switch from Selhurst Park last summer.

That is something that Clinton Morrison has been unable to get his head around, as he was left baffled as to why the 27-year-old hasn’t featured more for Arsenal during Sunday’s North London Derby. “He gets you more goals than (Martin) Odegaard does.”Prior to the clash with Tottenham, Arteta had primarily used Eze in the domestic cup competitions of late, and in his last league start in the draw away at Brentford, he was singled out and substituted during the half-time break.Read More: Arsenal have found their next star as Cristhian Mosquera’s full stats emerge from win vs TottenhamEze achieved 90-year first in Arsenal win vs Tottenham Eze stole the show by hitting a hat-trick in the reverse fixture against Tottenham back in November, and he was at the centre of attention once again on Sunday.

4 – Eberechi Eze is only the second player to score 4+ goals in North London derbies in a league season, after Arsenal's Ted Drake in 1934-35 (5). This accounts for 80% of Eze's Arsenal goal total in the Premier League (4/5).