Former Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard called the German playmaker a 'liability' after his display in the defeat at the Bet365 stadium: 'Arsene Wenger has got to address it as out of possession you're a man down. He's left me frustrated, we've seen him on his day when he fancies doing both sides of the game he is a world-class talent'.
Now Under 18 coach for the Reds, Gerrard continued to hit out at Ozil: 'I just worry about his reaction and body language, when the ball is turned over he offers his team-mates zero. Away from home he's a liability, he just doesn't do enough', he said.
'It's clear to see that out of possession he doesn't want to know, he only wants to be on the ball, trying to create and making things happen', Gerrard added. But world class players do both, when they lose possession they put a shift in for their team-mates and it was clear that didn't happen'.
Fellow BT Sport pundit and former Arsenal defender Martin Keown also criticised the German: 'The likes of Bergkamp, Henry and Vieira gave everything in the game, they put their foot in and could play. Arsenal can't afford to carry someone like Ozil. He needs to have a good look at himself', Keown said.