MESUT OZIL has tweeted a defiant message to Arsenal supporters after hewas axed for the 3-0 defeat at Manchester City.
The 2014 German World Cup winner failed to even make the bench with Gunners boss Mikel Arteta confirming the decision was purely tactical and not due to injury.
That was despite him having the luxury to name NINE substitutes for the restarted season.
Ozil now appears to have responded to that decision and those comments with his cryptic tweet today.
The 31-year-old’s message shows him holding the Arsenal badge, along with the caption: “No matter what …”
Ozil has long been a divisive figure in North London and this latest incident will cast further doubt on his future.
But there will have to be a club willing to take on his £350,000-a-week-wages.
SunSport reported that Ozil could head a long list of players shown the door at the Emirates at the end of the season.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette have also been tipped to leave.
Arteta is also reportedly planning to offload four of his defenders to make room for new arrivals.
It is understood that he is willing to cut ties with Shkodran Mustafi, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Rob Holding and Sead Kolasinac.
And David Luiz’s time at the Emirates could be over with his contract due to expire in a fortnight.
He endured a nightmare 25-minute cameo after coming off the bench last night against City which ended up with him being sent off and his side falling to a 3-0 defeat at The Etihad.
Luiz became the first player to be red carded, concede a penalty and commit an error leading to an opposition goal in a Premier League match since Carl Jenkinson did the same for West Ham in August 2015.
Arsenal are next in action against on Saturday at Brighton, where it remains to be seen whether Ozil will be handed an opportunity to impress.
