Mikel Arteta has left Mesut Ozil out of his 20-man Arsenal squad to face Manchester City in the Premier League restart.
The Gunners travel to the Etihad in need of a result to kickstart their European qualification but will have to do so without their highest paid player.
Ozil's stature and popularity have been in rapid decline in recent seasons, with the man once dubbed the 'assist king' seeing his performances follow a similar trend.
Mikel Areta has left Mesut Ozil out of his squad to face Manchester CIty at the Etihad
The German has had a season to forget the Emirates and it looks unlikely to turn around
The World Cup winner has managed fewer top-flight assists in the last three seasons than he did in a single campaign in 2015-16, only starting 18 of Arsenal's 29 league games this term.