Laurent Koscielny has weighed into the debate over Mesut Ozil's omission from Arsenal's plans, insisting his former team-mate is 'always professional' and 'undoubtedly' has the quality to start for the Gunners.
The 2018 World Cup winner - who is earning £350,000 per week at Arsenal - has been ruthlessly axed by Mikel Arteta, excluding him from both his Premier League and Europa League 25-man squads.
And Ozil's exclusion has led to a war of words between both Arteta and the German playmaker's agent, who accused the Arsenal boss of being 'dishonest' over his client's exile.