Mesut Ozil has been on fire this season for Arsenal but, like his teammates on Saturday against Newcastle, he was far from his spectacular best.
Thankfully, Laurent Koscielny was there to get on the end of Olivier Giroud’s ball and seal the points for Arsenal, ensuring that they remain on top of the league for at least another 10 days or so.
Taking to Twitter after the game, the German Tweeted his delight at the points:
An ugly and hard fought win today 👊🏻! But huuuuuuuuge 3 points and still 🔝 of the league. 💪🏼😎 #AFCvNUFC #AFC #Arsenal
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) January 2, 2016
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