Arsenal manager Unai Emery has insisted that Mesut Ozil still has a key role to play for the Gunners, despite talk of the German leaving north London earlier this summer.
With the European transfer window deadline fast approaching, it looks like the 30-year-old will stay in north London – and Emery admitted is counting on him to make a difference, with his side desperate to finish in the top four of the Premier League and return to the Champions League.
The World Cup winner has yet to feature for the Gunners this season for a variety of reasons including possible gang-related violence, but could make his 2019/20 debut in Sunday's north London derby.