Jamie Carragher believes Arsenal boast the ‘most influential player in the Premier League’.

The Gunners extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Eberechi Eze scored his first league goal for the Gunners against the club he left over the summer in a deal worth £67.5m.

Gabriel Magalhaes was an injury doubt ahead of the fixture after suffering a small problem in Arsenal’s 4-0 Champions League win over Atletico Madrid.

But the Brazilian started the game and helped Arsenal keep their fifth successive clean sheet and tenth of the season in 13 games.

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Asked whether the Crystal Palace squad would have let out a groan when they saw Gabriel on the Arsenal teamsheet, Carragher to

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