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Ozil criticised for lack of courage and passion by Souness

Mesut Ozil has been called out for his failure to have an impact in Arsenal's 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Granit Xhaka and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang struck as Arsenal recovered from an early Luka Milivojevic penalty to take the lead at Selhurst Park, but the Serbian midfielder converted again in the closing stages to share the spoils.

Ozil was substituted after 68 minutes having made just one key pass for his side, and Souness joked that he showed more emotion as walked off than he ever has on the field before.

"To be fair, Ozil showed a great deal of passion when he was subbed today," he said on Sky Sports.