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World Class Arsenal Star Needs More Goals - Wenger


Wenger: 'World-class' Ozil needs to score more goals

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has hailed the "world-class" Mesut Ozil but says that the playmaker needs to score more goals.

Ozil has provided six assists in eight Premier League appearances but has scored just one top-flight goal this season.

The £42 million midfielder scored in Arsenal's 2-0 win over Bayern Munich on Tuesday night and Wenger has now challenged him to produce more in front of goal.

"A player of his calibre, you want him to add goals to his assists. He is world class," Wenger told reporters.

The Gunners take on Everton on Saturday and the manager will be forced to make changes to his side after the hamstring injury suffered by Aaron Ramsey in midweek.


Wenger says that Ramsey is expected to miss three or four weeks of action and is joined on the sidelines by Mikel Arteta but that defender Gabriel is fully fit and available for selection.

The Frenchman has not decided whether to start with Theo Walcott or Olivier Giroud up front but wants a repeat of the memorable performance that his side produced against Bayern.

He added: "The most important thing is [the strikers] contribute goals. You have to accept no club in the world can play one striker for the whole season.

"You want to do well in the big games at home. We want to produce the same performance again."

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