"Things happen for a reason," Arteta said. "After the international duty, he had two days off, and after one day he wanted to train and improve. He had a talent and his desire was at that level, and these things happen."

Eze's performance has likely secured his place in Thomas Tuchel's World Cup squad, and he may even go on to win a Premier League title with Arsenal. Arteta believes that Eze's quality and capacity to finish actions in different ways make him a valuable asset to the team.

"He has such a quality and capacity to finish actions in different ways that we need to play him very close to the box," Arteta said. "We need to play to his qualities. The more he spends time there, the better for the team."

Arsenal's 4-1 win over Tottenham has stretched their unbeaten league run to nine games, making them firm favourites to win the Premier League title. However, Arteta remains humble and focused on the team's consistency.

"We wanted to get back to earning that momentum again, and the London derby and today's performance. It's a good start," Arteta said. "In this league, (a six-point lead) is not much. We are doing really well. We've been really consistent and that's it."