The German has been blasted for his performance against Monaco.
Arsenal attacking midfielder Mesut Ozil has been blasted for his dismal performance in the embarrassing defeat on home soil to AS Monaco in the Champions League on Wednesday night.
At a whopping £42.5m, a club-record spend for the Gunners, the German has failed tremendously to live up to his price-tag.
We take a look at some of the best, and cheapest, playmakers in the Premier League, that put Ozil to shame…
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Santi Cazorla – Arsenal – £16m
2014/15 goals – 7
2014/15 assists – 8
An instant hit at the Emirates, Santi Cazorla has gone to establish himself, not only as a mainstay in the Arsenal team, but as one of the best playmakers in the Premier League.
Philippe Coutinho – Liverpool – £8.5m
2014/15 goals – 4
2014/15 assists – 4
At 22-years-old the Anfield faithful are understandably excited that they may well have a world-class star in the making amongst their squad.
Christian Eriksen – Tottenham Hotspur – £11m
2014/15 goals – 11
2014/15 assists – 1
Since his arrival at White Hart Lane, Eriksen has been one of few outstanding performers in the Spurs side since the departure of world-class star Gareth Bale.
Gylfi Sigurdsson – Swansea City – £6.8m
2014/15 goals – 5
2014/15 assists – 8
The Icelandic international wasn’t thought of highly enough by Tottenham’s coaching staff, yet the set-piece specialist has shown his former side exactly what they are missing – having starred in the Swans shirt this campaign.
Raheem Sterling – Liverpool – £600,000
2014/15 goals – 7
2014/15 assists – 6
Brendan Rodgers will need to get starlet Sterling tied down to a new long-term contract pronto, with the winger’s impressive displays earning himself the attention from Real Madrid – and the Spanish giants often get their way.
Stewart Downing – West Ham United – £5m
2014/15 goals – 5
2014/15 assists – 7
After leaving Liverpool in a cloud of failure following a miserable £20m move to Anfield, the 30-year-old has reignited his career for the Hammers after an outstanding current campaign, which sees Sam Allardyce’s men pushing for a European spot.
It would be hard to find someone who actually believes Downing is better than Ozil, but he’s still performing well in a strong side this season – and at least looks better value for money.