Mesut Ozil has come back to haunt the Stoke police force after he responded to their mocking of his performance during Arsenal's early-season defeat at the Potters in August.
Following Stoke's surprise 1-0 victory over Arsene Wenger's side almost seven months ago, playmaker Ozil found himself at the centre of critique, with Staffordshire Police leading the way.
Responding to a Tweet, the Staffordshire police's official Twitter account wrote: 'Apologies for the delay in replying. We've been busy looking for a missing person, surname Ozil. Have you seen him? #Banter'.
As is the case with such mockery in so many situations like this one, Ozil made his pranksters eat their words as he helped the Gunners get revenge and snatch a 3-0 victory over the Potters on Sunday.