Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has come clean on Mesut Ozil.
The Gunners stumped up a 2-0 win in the Carabao Cup against Leicester City last night. However, the club’s highest earner Mesut Ozil was yet again nowhere to be seen.
Arteta has now shed some light on the incident:
“The team is evolving, you can see the level they are achieving. This is where we are at the moment. We want to evolve more and play better and compete better.
“You can see that the players we are changing, we are using, it’s very difficult every week not just for Mesut but for some other players as well to make the squad. Every week we try to pick the right players.
“It’s difficult for others as well that aren’t involved in the Premier League and didn’t play tonight either. We have a squad of 26, 27 players at the moment and we can’t give playing time to all of them.
“I understand and I respect your questions but I have to try to do my job as fair as possible. I try to select the players that are, in my opinion, in better condition.”
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