Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil must rediscover his best form in training to win back his place in the starting line-up, manager Mikel Arteta has said.

Ozil was a regular in Arteta's line-up before the league was suspended due to the Covid-19 pandemic but the German was left out of the squad altogether at a game at Manchester City on Wednesday where Arsenal were defeated 3-0.

Arteta had said that the decision was "tactical".

"I'm the first one who wants Mesut at his best. I'll put him on the pitch when I think he can give his best," Arteta told reporters ahead of a league game at Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday.

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