Whether included or excluded, Mesut Ozil is always one of the biggest talking points when it comes to Arsenal team selections, and that inevitably goes double when its the first starting XI of a new manager's reign. Mikel Arteta put together his first official Arsenal team for Boxing Day's Premier League clash with Bournemouth and interestingly enough, one of the Gunners' most controversial players of all time found himself included at the tip of midfield. There's an obvious curiosity here; Ozil's start on Thursday suggests Arteta hopes to get the best out of the 2010 World Cup winner and the club's highest earner despite his well-documented fall from grace, rather than throwing him on the...
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