Mesut Ozil: Will Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta regret dumping the German?

Mesut Ozil has been frozen out at Arsenal after being overlooked for the club's Premier League and Europa League squads for this season, but was Mikel Arteta right to dump the German World Cup winner?

Ozil, the highest-paid player in Arsenal's history, appears to have played his last game for the Gunners following his omission from the club's 25-man Premier League squad for the 2020/21 campaign on Tuesday.

It was another blow after he was left out of their Europa League plans last week. In response, the 32-year-old - whose £350,000-a-week contract expires at the end of the campaign - has accused Arsenal of a lack of loyalty, but vowed to keep "fighting" for his chance.

In his statement, Ozil even hinted at non-footballing reasons for his exclusion at Arsenal, but boss Arteta responded, saying: "It was just a football decision and my conscience is very calm because I have been really fair with him."

With question marks over Arsenal's creativity, however, was Arteta right to dump the man who many see as Arsenal's most creative player?