3 standout players from Arsenal's emphatic win over Tottenham

Arsenal beat Tottenham 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium to prove once again that they are the best club in North London. A hat-trick from Eberechi Eze was more than enough to get Arsenal the win on Sunday evening.

Even after so many absentees, Arsenal put in a clinical performance and made sure they go six points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

Here are the three standout performers from the big win.

Eberechi Eze

It was hard not to include him after what he did at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday night. Three goals in a man-of-the-match performance exactly when Arsenal needed some inspiration from him. That acounts for a standout performance, surely.

Eze was exceptional on the evening. All of his three goals were really good, and the way he defended without the ball was also inspirational. So many positive sequences for Tottenham stopped because of how quick Eze was to track back and defend.

Eze was easily one of the most hard working players on the pitch, and he reaped his reward with a brilliant hat-trick that would make him a very happy man.

Exceptional footballer, and an exceptional performance.

Mikel Merino

Merino did not get on the scoresheet against Arsenal's eternal rivals on Sunday night, but he did everything else. His first big contribution was an exquisite assist on Leandro Trossard's goal - which was much more impressive than the goal itself. A really well-taken pass, and easily the best assist of the night.

He also had an important part to play in the build-up to Arsenal's fourth goal, where he dropped deep to link up a counter-attack, and passed it to Trossard who got the assist.

Merino pressed really, really well, and played like a mix of a midfielder and a number nine with his link-up, his defensive work-rate and his passing. A really good performance.

Bukayo Saka

Leandro Trossard has a really good case to be included on this list, but the last spot just has to go to Saka. Saka did not score or assist any of the four goals, but he did everything else. He had the most defensive interventions (14) for any player on the pitch - yes, a winger - and was just everywhere.

He created danger inside Tottenham's half. He did not score or assist any goal, but whatever he did indirectly led to important actions. I lost count of the number of times he won the ball and started the attack before getting fouled by various Tottenham players.

Saka does not have to score or assist to have a brilliant match, and on Sunday, he did exactly that.