Thierry Henry has warned Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard that he can no longer be considered a guaranteed starter after Eberechi Eze scored a hat-trick in Sunday's north London derby demolition of Tottenham.
Eze, a summer signing from Crystal Palace, gave a coming-of-age performance, scoring twice in the first half and adding a third late on to seal a 4-1 victory. Leandro Trossard opened the scoring and Richarlison pulled one back for Spurs.
With Odegaard edging his way back towards full fitness, Mikel Arteta faces a major selection dilemma, but Henry insists Eze cannot be moved from his favoured number 10 role after wreaking havoc against Tottenham.
'By the way if I was Martin Odegaard, I said it this guy is a 10 for me, he's not a winger he's a 10,' Henry told Sky Sports. 'He needs to be in the middle of the park he showed it tonight so that's what you want healthy competition that's what you want.'
Eze, who came close to joining Tottenham before Arsenal's late intervention, said after the match: 'Enjoyable day. Happy to help the team and to win today was special. I prayed for a hat-trick so I am grateful to God.'
