They arrived for a mixed £131.5million final summer season and neither has been an actual hit – however Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres may have well-deserved spots in a key chapter of Arsenal’s story in the event that they finish their 22-year look forward to a Premier League title this season.
Mikel Arteta backed the 2 signings along with his beginning XI and it paid off handsomely at Tottenham. What regarded like a tough North London Derby after the Gunners’ capitulation at Wolves in midweek was masterfully handled. Arsenal’s largest away win at Tottenham since 1978.
Earlier than the sport Spurs’s stadium announcer had mentioned: ‘There is a hearth to be lit. They’re nervous as hell.’ In actuality, the super-professional league leaders regarded something however.
Eze had not even hit a shot on the right track in his severely-limited 11 league appearances since his hat-trick within the November reverse fixture however got here to life with two targets right here.
Gyokeres, who has usually regarded clunky and awkward since arriving from Sporting Lisbon, was a menace from early on and was nicely rewarded with a thumping objective to place the guests again into the lead after Randal Kolo Muani’s equaliser after which the clincher.
Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze each scored twice as Arsenal beat Tottenham 4-1
Gyokeres starred for Arsenal and scored their second and fourth targets at Tottenham
It was his tenth Premier League objective of a much-maligned first season in England. ‘The most effective I’ve seen him in a giant sport,’ Gary Neville mentioned. ‘He is by no means going to be essentially the most swish. Typically he seems to be heavy, like he is not transferring rather well.’
This was essentially the most concerned he has been in a Premier League sport – essentially the most touches he is had alongside his two targets. Arteta agreed it was his greatest sport for the membership since his £64m transfer.
Newly-appointed Tottenham boss Igor Tudor has a variety of work to do and his group have been comfortably second greatest – though they’d motive to complain when a second Kolo Muani objective was dominated out for a dramatic response by Arsenal’s Gabriel to a shove within the again.
Within the first half of this sport the one factor that regarded more likely to cease Arsenal was an IT fault with the referees’ communications that halted the sport – and left the uninformed crowd mystified – for nearly six minutes.
‘An absolute joke,’ as Neville put it. ‘An absolute shambles’. He was equally unimpressed when the identical situation delayed the beginning of the second half.
Eze lifts his led to clinically convert along with his second contact for the opening objective
Eze’s stats towards Tottenham – and towards the remainder of the Premier League – by way of Sofascore
With 10 minutes on the clock, Arsenal had 82 per cent of the ball. The delay may have derailed them however it wasn’t lengthy till the league leaders have been displaying their power once more.
Gyokeres was commonly profitable battles with Radu Dragusin and it had Spurs residing on the sting. Tudor had urged his new fees to ‘be courageous’ however that’s simpler mentioned than accomplished towards Arteta’s group at occasions.
And on 32 minutes the stress paid. Bukayo Saka, contemporary from signing his new contract this week, fought his well past Pape Matar Sarr in a victory for high quality, ability and persistence. His low move discovered Eze, who was lucky that his unfastened first contact introduced itself to him for a second dig. However there was nothing lucky in regards to the end as he acrobatically lifted his leg to fireplace previous Vicario.
Tottenham fought again immediately although. Declan Rice, the excellent candidate for Footballer of the 12 months, had egg on his face when his rallying cry following the Eze objective was instantly adopted by an error.
Declan Rice may solely watch on as Randal Kolo Muani netted after robbing him of the ball
Kolo Muani nicked the ball off the Gunners’ midfielder and completed nicely – his first league objective since he was scoring for Tudor again at Juventus.
So Tottenham made it to half-time with their followers’ worst fears unrealised. Nevertheless it wasn’t to final.
On 47 minutes Jurrien Timber’s cross discovered the big-money striker in acres of area simply outdoors the penalty space. It was like a training-ground goal apply drill for Gyokeres and he rifled in right-footed in entrance of the Arsenal followers mimicking his masked-man celebration.
Tottenham keeper Vicario could not maintain out Gyokeres’s rasping shot from vary
Kolo Muani’s disallowed strike which regarded like a second leveller was dominated out on the again of a really smooth fall from Gabriel within the field – though the French ahead was unwise to place each palms on the again of the Brazilian.
And from there Arsenal did not look again. Tottenham barely made inroads into their half as the standard actually advised. Eze scrambled in his second after Vicario saved from Saka in a transfer that owed loads to a wonderful Gyokeres lay-off.
After which the Swede signed off in stoppage time with a second of his personal.
Gabriel appeals for the foul that noticed Kolo Muani denied a second equaliser towards Arsenal
‘Our striker. Assertion efficiency by Viktor Gyokeres,’ as Piers Morgan put it. ‘The second he actually arrived within the Premier League.’
‘Lastly, Arsenal have a world class striker once more. Love him.’
‘It was a very good one,’ Gyokeres mentioned. ‘In some features I feel I may have accomplished higher.
Jamie Redknapp known as it ‘a whole mismatch’.
A smiling Eze celebrates after tucking away Arsenal’s third objective of the afternoon
‘It was a whole mismatch,’ he mentioned. ‘They have been in numerous leagues, Arsenal have been so stylish. They have been so a lot better than Tottenham, it was like two completely different leagues.
‘If Tottenham aren’t cautious, they is likely to be in a special league. They can not maintain performing like this.
‘Gyokeres led the road, Eze was great. It was an excellent efficiency. Arsenal have been improbable, too good for Tottenham.’
