Mikel Arteta has been warned he could be making a mistake by being 'Mr Firm' and leaving Mesut Ozil out of his Arsenal plans. Ozil will be unable to play for the Gunners until January at the earliest after being omitted from Arteta's Premier League and Europa League squads. The former Germany international has been frozen out by the manager since March, with a perceived lack of work rate appearing to be the problem. But Arteta has been told that Ozil has 'never worked hard' throughout his career - and that what the midfielder brings doesn't depend on graft. The warning comes from former Premier League striker Gabby Agbonlahor, who says the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alex Lacazette...
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