Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger believes current incumbent Mikel Arteta can get the best out of outcast Mesut Ozil if he includes more defensively-minded players around him.
The 31-year-old has not competitively played for the Gunners since March and was left out of the club's 25-man squad for this season's Europa League earlier this week as he struggles to make his way back into the side at Emirates Stadium.
The former Germany international, on £350,000 per week at Arsenal, continues to be frozen out by Arteta, but Wenger - who brought Ozil to the club in 2013 - believes the midfielder can still be effective, but needs a structure in place that can counter his weaknesses with discipline and without the ball.