Paul Merson has joked Mesut Ozil might consider retiring if his struggles to get into the Arsenal first team continue. Ozil was left at home while the Gunners travelled to Belarus for Thursday's Europa League round-of-32 clash at BATE Borisov. In the midfielder's absence, Unai Emery's side slipped to an abject 1-0 defeat, prompting calls from Merson for Arsenal to reinstate Ozil, who he believes is the best player at the club. "You play your best players and work around them," the former Gunners midfielder told Sky Sports News. "Ozil is Arsenal's best player and he doesn't play, it beats me. "He must sit at home and watch Arsenal and think 'how am I not getting into this...
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