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Cristiano Ronaldo made me a better player, claims Arsenal star Mesut Ozil

Mesut Ozil has paid homage to Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo on the same day the Portuguese signed a new long-term deal with the Spanish club.

The Arsenal playmaker emerged as one of the game's most formidable talents during a three-year spell at the Bernabeu, arriving in north London in 2013 with the well-deserved nickname 'King of Assists'.

Many of those assists (27, in fact) were finished off by Ronaldo and Ozil believes playing with the three-time Ballon d'Or winner helped to make him the player he is today.

Mesut Ozil directly assisted 27 goals for Cristiano Ronaldo between 2010 and 2013
Mesut Ozil directly assisted 27 goals for Cristiano Ronaldo between 2010 and 2013

Speaking to Arsenal's official YouTube channel, Ozil said: 'Cristiano Ronaldo, I never saw one guy like him.