'Greatest hat-trick I’ve ever seen'- Ronaldo fan Piers Morgan hypes up Kanu's hat-trick against Chelsea
Kanu joined the Gunners from Inter Milan in 1999 for a fee worth £4.5 million and became a key member of the Arsenal side, managed by Arsene Wenger.
The forward secured two Premier League titles and two FA Cups and helped the team make history by becoming the first English side to go a whole season unbeaten.
Following his escapades at Highbury Stadium, the Arsenal supporters will never forget one glorious moment when Kanu single-handedly gave the Gunners a win.
Piers Morgan speaks on Kanu’s hat-trick
Loyal Arsenal supporter Piers Morgan has hailed Kanu’s hat-trick performance against Chelsea in the Premier League.
Arsenal’s official account on X shared a video of the ex-Nigerian player scoring a hat-trick against the Blues in 1999, with the caption “A Kanu masterclass helped us complete a stunning comeback at Stamford Bridge 😍”
🍿 Chelsea 2-3 Arsenal (1999)
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) November 29, 2025
A Kanu masterclass helped us complete a stunning comeback at Stamford Bridge 😍 pic.twitter.com/wGyaY3julK
Following the tweet, Piers replied, “Greatest hat-trick I’ve ever seen live… losing 2-0 with 15 minutes left, then Kanu went berserk in torrential rain. The last goal was insane.
Greatest hat-trick I’ve ever seen live… losing 2-0 with 15 minutes left then Kanu went berserk in torrential rain.
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) November 29, 2025
Last goal was insane.
Arsenal fans chanted afterwards: ‘Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cher-oo, who needs Anelka when we’ve got Kanu?!’ https://t.co/lJyuvwidTA
“Arsenal fans chanted afterwards: ‘Chim chiminey, chim chiminey, chim chim cher-oo, who needs Anelka when we’ve got Kanu?!’”
Kanu scored one of the greatest comeback hat-tricks in the history of the Premier League. The forward was brought in as a substitute in the second half after the Gunners went 2-0 down in the game.
Following his introduction, the ex-Super Eagles star scored a hat-trick in just 15 minutes to complete a 3-2 comeback for Arsenal.