The Gunners boss was invited to defend his £42.5m signing after criticism from the former Manchester United midfielder. 'Over the years, the big players who were really ambitious – [Patrick] Vieira, Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas, Robin van Persie – have all left,' wrote Scholes in the Evening Standard. 'They left for the simple reason that Arsenal are not in it to win league titles any more. 'Those players have realised that if they want to win championships then they have to move elsewhere. It's why I think Mesut Ozil took the easy option joining Arsenal. 'Since he has been there you cannot doubt his quality but at times he looks like he is going through the motions,...
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