Eddie Nketiah scored a hat-trick as Arsenal hammered Sheffield United 5-0 in Saturday’s Premier League game at the Emirates.
Substitutes Fabio Vieira (88th minute) from the penalty spot and a 96th minute strike from Takehiro Tomiyasu, a first-ever goal for the Gunners by the Japanese, were the other scorers.
Nketiah has now scored his first Premier League hat-trick, and is the first Englishman to do so in the competition for Arsenal since Theo Walcott against West Brom in May 2015.
The striker was invited to England’s squad during the international break and made his debut in an international friendly against Australia.
However, he did not get to make his first competitive appearance, as he was dropped for the 2024 European Championship qualifier against Italy.
This means Nketiah is still eligible to play for Ghana’s Black Stars who have been struggling in the attacking third.
In the two friendly games against Mexico and USA, the Black Stars lost 2-0 and 4-0 respectively.
Meanwhile, Arsenal remain unbeaten in the league after 10 games and are second on 24 points in the league table, two points behind leaders Tottenham Hotspur.
The other result saw Bournemouth come from a goal down to beat Burnley 2-1.
