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Arsene Wenger tells Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta he must support 'artist' Mesut Ozil to get the best out of him - as he insists £350,000-a-week outcast is 'NOT difficult to manage'

Legendary former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has advised Mikel Arteta he must support Mesut Ozil to get the best out of him and insisted the midfielder is not hard to manage.

Attacking midfielder Ozil was left out of Arsenal's Premier League and Europa League squads for the first half of the campaign despite earning a whopping £350,000 a week.

Arsenal have been struggling in Ozil's absence sit 15th in the Premier League table ahead of Sunday's clash against Burnley.

Mikel Arteta (above) has been advised by Arsene Wenger on how best to handle Mesut Ozil
Legendary ex-Arsenal boss Wenger brought Ozil to the club for a then-club record u00a342m fee

Wenger, who spent five years working with Ozil at Arsenal after bringing him to the club, has told Arteta how he can get the German playmaker firing ahead of his possible re-inclusion to the squad in February.