Mikel Arteta will select Mesut Ozil again for Arsenal when he believes the player can "give his best" on the pitch following the German's omission against Manchester City. Ozil was surprisingly left out of the Gunners' squad for Wednesday's 3-0 defeat to the reigning Premier League champions as the top-flight season resumed amid the coronavirus pandemic. The former Real Madrid playmaker was not even on an extended bench despite teams being able to name nine substitutes for the rest of the 2019-20 campaign. Arteta had previously picked the 31-year-old on a regular basis since taking charge and will have no problem recalling him for duty, once he believes Ozil is primed for...
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