Mesut Ozil is paramount to Arsenal's chances of enjoying success over the remainder of this season and beyond, says Sokratis Papastathopoulos. The German midfielder has played a peripheral role under Unai Emery this campaign, struggling to prove his influence to the Spaniard, and started just his fifth match for the Gunners since November in Thursday's 3-0 win against BATE Borisov in the Europa League. Ozil was not offered any guarantees of a regular start by Emery following the victory, despite being praised for his performance, but retains the full backing of the Arsenal squad. Unai Emery has said Ozil will continue to be rotated Arsenal are one point off the top four in the Premier...
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