Mesut Ozil says extra training drills are behind his good form

The midfielder’s tally of 10 assists in 11 Premier League games, meanwhile, serves as a reminder of his undoubted quality.

Having reportedly split last October, the pair could be back together judging by Ozil’s latest Instagram post.

“Ozil getting all these assists is very key to that, but just as important is the number of tackles Francis Coquelin might make, or the number of clearances and blocks Laurent Koscielny might make”, Keown wrote in his column for The Daily Mail.

The 27-year-old uploaded a picture of the duo on the red carpet at the Bambi awards, which recognises excellence in global media that ‘inspires the German public’.

The 26-year-old has come in for plenty of criticism since he joined from Real Madrid in 2013, as Gunners fans have wondered why he often seemed to struggle in the Premier League and was failing to translate his form for Germany to club level. He set up Kieran Gibbs’ equaliser as Arsenal drew against north London rivals Tottenham on Sunday.

Ozil claims extra shooting practice is the reason behind his attacking improvement so far this season, with the aim of proving his doubters wrong.

“But when you watch the game from afar, and you know how hard it is, a few of the passes and vision, the play and goals, is really impressive”. I’m intending to score more this season than in previous years.

Arsenal are being kept off the top of the Premier League by goal difference alone after 12 games, but Arsene Wenger’s side face a battle to make the last 16 of the Champions League after being humbled 5-1 by Bayern Munich in their last outing.

“I don’t think there’s a better No. 10 than him at the moment”.