The German has been frozen out at Arsenal after Mikel Arteta opted to omit him from his Premier League and Europa League squads. Ozil has struggled for game time since Arsene Wenger left the club in 2018 with Arteta and Unai Eemry struggling to accommodate him. But Merson is adamant that the Gunners would benefit from having Ozil in their starting XI. And Merson has labelled Arsenal a "bottom half team" without Ozil as a regular starter. “If you ask Mourinho tomorrow he would rather Ozil not play than play.

Source: Daily Mirror December 05, 2020 15:14 UTC