Mesut Ozil is a "wasted talent" who has lost his psychological edge, according to former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit.
Ex-Germany international Ozil has not played a minute of football for the Gunners in 2019, making his last appearance in the 1-1 draw at Brighton on Boxing Day.
Unai Emery has repeatedly insisted he has confidence in the playmaker, despite leaving him out of some games for "tactical reasons", and last week the Spaniard shrugged off speculation linking the 30-year-old, who is contracted until 2021, with a move away from Emirates Stadium.
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But Petit, who won the double of Premier League and FA Cup with Arsenal in 1997-98, was less forgiving in his assessment of a player who arrived from Real Madrid for a fee believed to be in excess of £40 million ($52m) in 2013.