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Eddie Nketiah dedicated his first Premier League hat-trick to his recently deceased aunt after his treble sank Sheffield United.<\/p>\n

The newly-capped England striker put the Blades to the sword, scoring the opening three goals before a Fabio Vieira penalty and a first Arsenal strike for Takehiro Tomiyasu wrapped up a convincing 5-0 win.<\/p>\n

The result takes the Gunners two points off the top of the table, with Mikel Arteta\u2019s side unbeaten in their first 10 league games of the campaign.<\/p>\n

Nketiah, who has started eight of those matches, had not scored since August but topped a special day by finishing the game wearing the captain\u2019s armband.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo do it at Emirates Stadium, in the Premier League, in front of my family and friends is an amazing feeling,\u201d the 24-year-old said of his hat-trick.<\/p>\n

\u201cI lost my aunt not too long ago and I just want to dedicate that to her and her family.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t tell you how many times I\u2019ve dreamt of this moment \u2013 to get three goals in a Premier League match.<\/p>\n

I lost my aunt not too long ago and I just want to dedicate that to her and her family<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a childhood supporter of the club, so to do it in front of the fans, my friends, my family and my teammates is an amazing feeling. It\u2019s a day I\u2019ll remember forever.\u201d<\/p>\n

There could another goal for Nketiah after he picked the ball up to take a late penalty, given after a lengthy VAR check for a foul on substitute Vieira.<\/p>\n

Instead, the Portugal midfielder asked to take the spot-kick himself to mark a special moment in his life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was going to take it \u2013 I wanted to take it,\u201d explained Nketiah.<\/p>\n

\u201cI always want to get more goals. Fabio came to me and he wanted to take it. He won the penalty as well. He\u2019s expecting a little one and it was a really good moment for him to get on the scoresheet and dedicate it.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a team player \u2013 I\u2019d scored a hat-trick and I could allow other players to get in on the act. He took the penalty and scored, so we\u2019re happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Captain Oliver Norwood conceded the penalty as Sheffield United slumped to another defeat that leaves them bottom of the table and with just one point from 10 games.<\/p>\n

He was bullish when asked about the performance in north London.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is very disappointing,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe go in at half-time 1-0 down. Second half it\u2019s difficult to really come and speak and say too much other than it\u2019s not acceptable to keep losing the way that we are.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is easy to stand and say \u2018we stick together through the hard times\u2019, it\u2019s easy to say that, but now we\u2019ve got to show it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to really dig in, have a look in the mirror at ourselves individually, because it\u2019s not good enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

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