The latter often happens for Arsenal during big games and fans are starting to notice.
The German - who is said to be holding out for £250,000 on a new deal in north London - played 90 minutes at the Etihad as the Gunners were beaten 2-1 by Manchester City. That is back-to-back defeats now for Arsene Wenger's side.
talkSPORT's Jason Cundy often says 'has anyone seen Mesut Ozil?!' on the Sports Bar [Monday to Friday, 10pm-1am] and fans took to social media to ask just that.
The 28-year-old has five goals and three assists in 17 Premier League appearances this season - but none of those came against Pep Guardiola's side.