Mesut Ozil sat out Arsenal’s last match with a fitness concern so was reduced to the role of a spectator as his teammates tore apart newly-promoted Fulham by an emphatic 5-1 scoreline. The performance was by some distance the most attractive, cohesive and clinical that the North Londoners have produced so far under Unai Emery, and it is perhaps telling that his team were so effective with Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang all omitted from the starting XI (with the caveat that the latter pair came on from the bench and produced three goals between them). Heading into tonight’s clash with Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium – with the German playmaker once again...
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