Jamie Carragher issues 'apology' for Eberechi Eze verdict as Liverpool legend forced into U-turn

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Jamie Carragher has issued an apology after previously questioning Arsenal's summer acquisition of Eberechi Eze. "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... beside Viktor Gyokeres, it felt like a lot of them were to strengthen the squad really," Carragher said.

Eze scored a hat-trick against Tottenham (Image: Getty Images) "It was only really Gyokeres who I felt was going to go into the team. "If I am being honest, I think if [Kai] Havertz was one hundred per cent fit, Havertz would probably be the center-forward in this team, I think." Eze was the Man of the Match against Spurs and has made a good start to life at the Emirates Stadium.

Carragher continued: "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'. "I 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." Thierry Henry also had high praise for Eze, highlighting the former Crystal Palace star's knack for finding space in and around the box.