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Mesut Ozil is not ruthless enough and has cost Arsenal win at Watford, blasts Martin Keown who also claims German will 'surely be gone' in January

Martin Keown has slammed Mesut Ozil for not being ruthless enough and costing Arsenal all three points in their defeat at Watford.

The midfielder came off the bench for the injured Danny Welbeck in the second half before wasting a golden opportunity to fire the Gunners into a 2-0 lead after failing to score with just Heurelho Gomes to beat.

Seconds later Watford equalised through a controversial penalty but Ozil then crucially failed to close down in the midfield during stoppage time in the build up to Watford's winning goal.

Mesut Ozil came on as a substitute for the final 29 minutes while Arsenal were leading 1-0
Mesut Ozil came on as a substitute for the final 29 minutes while Arsenal were leading 1-0
But Ozil missed a chance to double that lead before Watford hit back to score twice, including in stoppage time as Tom Cleverley celebrates scoring the winning goal
But Ozil missed a chance to double that lead before Watford hit back to score twice, including in stoppage time as Tom Cleverley celebrates scoring the winning goal

Sportsmail's Keown was furious with the Germany international, whose contract expires next summer, and as well as pinning the blame on the 28-year-old questioned his future in the side as well as his effort for the team.