1st ti e i saw ozil celebrate like mad.

There were a lot of questions about Mesut Ozil and whether or not he should start tomorrow night. My feeling is that he certainly should, simply because he’s one of our best players. Nobody would argue against the contention that he’s struggling for form, or that he had a woeful day last Saturday, but he was hardly alone in that.

There’s a reason he cost as much as he did and it wasn’t just good bargaining on Real Madrid’s part: it’s because he’s one of the best players in the world. Yes, he’s got step up and show that, but I think if Manchester United come to our place tomorrow night and see an Arsenal team-sheet without Ozil on it, they’ll be thinking ‘Thank you very much’. And I don’t want to do anything that would make them even remotely happy.

I think Arsene Wenger is a man who, more than anything, trusts in the overall quality of his players, allowing them to play through periods of fallow form. Sometimes there’s an element of expediency in that, lack of options or genuine alternatives makes it easier to stick than twist, but I think he’ll stick with Ozil tomorrow night (unless there’s something badly wrong behind the scenes we don’t know about).

Giroud was totally unfit after 60-70 minutes. he was spotted bent down around the center circle. give that lad a break. he's been playing most of the season as the lone striker. the burden was too heavy for him.

When you cant beat mid table teams like Man Utd you have to be a bit worried