Jamie Carragher forced to apologise by Arsenal star Eberechi Eze on Sky Sports

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The mercurial 27-year-old midfielder, who turned down Tottenham Hotspur to join Arsenal, propelled Mikel Arteta's team to a 4-1 triumph over Spurs at the Emirates on Sunday evening that strengthens their Premier League title bid.Following Eze's hat-trick in the north London Derby, the former Liverpool defender admitted on Sky Sports: "I must be honest I think when Arsenal signed him and when I had my Liverpool hat on, and I looked at the signings Arsenal made.. If I am being honest I think if [Kai] Havertz was one hundred per cent fit, Havertz would probably be the centre-forward in this team I think.""So, when Eze came in I thought, 'OK maybe he's not a game-changer' and Les [Ferdinand] knows him a lot better than me and he still said earlier on in the show 'there's still a lot more to come'.

But then we still see some of his highlights this season and there are a fee great goals in there and then he goes and scores a hat-trick, so apologies."Certainly undervalued the importance that signing was because he looks like he could make a real difference for Arsenal this season and go on and win the title."Eberechi Eze blew Tottenham away with a hat-trick (Image: Getty)Eze refused to acknowledge the fact he almost joined Spurs in the summer before his switch from Crystal Palace to Arsenal. Speaking on the pitch after his hat-trick, the England international said to Sky Sports: "Let's not speak about that."The boyhood Arsenal supporter added: "That's a good one [feeling], enjoyable day, I'm happy to help the team.

I prayed for it, I prayed for a hat-trick, I'm grateful man. That was a prayer today and God delivered."And Eze's manager Mikel Arteta said of the playmaker to BBC Match of the Day, on being told he is only the fourth player ever to score a hat-trick in a north London derby: "That tells you about the difficulty and what he's done today.