Arsenal may have hit back at the Mesut Ozil criticism by sharing an impressive statistic on their Instagram account.

Ozil came in for heavy criticism after Arsenal’s defeat to Stoke last weekend. Martin Keown and Steven Gerrard, who were pundits for the game, had some harsh things to say. Between them, they labelled Ozil as a liability and accused him of going through the motions.

Keown followed up on his criticism with a column in the Daily Mail, stating that Ozil was playing like a player who wanted to leave and criticised him for not “putting a foot in”.

It’s hardly the first time Ozil’s defensive contribution has been highlighted over his offensive one. Arsenal reacted to this with their own statistic on their Instagram account, reports The Sun.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BYIxfRJjoDQ/

The German hasn’t been at his very best so far, but has still played a part in Arsenal’s attack. The fallout from the Stoke would have been much different had Arsenal managed to take some of the chances Ozil created.

The 28-year-old is a creative force for Arsenal, which is perhaps a worthy trade off for not tracking back forty yards into his own half to win the ball back.