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Mesut Ozil LEFT OUT of Arsenal’s 20-man squad to face Manchester City as Mikel Arteta’s snub add to midfielder’s Gunners woes… just hours after he tweeted his excitement about returning to the pitch
- Mikel Arteta has left Mesut Ozil out of Arsenal’s trip to Manchester City
- The German is reportedly fit to play but did not make the 20-man squad
- It is the latest blow is a Gunners career that appears to be grinding to a halt
- Ozil has already been dumped by Adidas, ending his £22m sponsorship deal
Mikel Arteta has left Mesut Ozil out of his 20-man squad to face Manchester City in the Premier League restart.
The Gunners travel to the Etihad in need of a result to kickstart their European qualification comeback from a lowly ninth place, but will have to do so without their highest paid player.
Ozil’s stature and popularity have been in rapid decline in recent seasons, while the once ‘assist king’ seeing his performances follow a similar trend.
Mikel Areta has left Mesut Ozil out of his squad to face Manchester CIty at the Etihad
The German has had a season to forget the Emirates and it looks unlikely to turn around
The World Cup winner has managed fewer top-flight assists in the last three seasons than he did in a single campaign in 2015-16, only starting 18 of Arsenal’s 29 games this term.
The Arsenal midfield lining up to face City had space for Matteo Guendouzi, Granit Xhaka and Joe Willock, with Ozil left out despite starting every Premier League fixture since Arteta’s arrival.
The German will feature heavily in Arteta’s post-match press conference, as he did on so many occasions for Freddie Ljungberg, Unai Emery and Arsene Wenger before him.
Ozil has featured in Arsenal’s warm-up matches and is not suffering from any injuries
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