Arsenal head coach Unai Emery praised Mesut Ozil for his performance in the club’s remarkable EFL Cup penalty shoot-out loss to Liverpool.
Fans were treated to a goalfest at Anfield, where Liverpool and Arsenal played out a 5-5 draw before the home side advanced to the quarter-finals after prevailing 5-4 on penalties.
Arsenal twice squandered the lead on Wednesday as out of favour playmaker Ozil was named in the starting XI and impressed for the Gunners in Merseyside.
Ozil’s display was highlighted by a nonchalant backheel flick from the byline for Ainsley Maitland-Niles to put Arsenal 4-2 ahead before Liverpool’s comeback.
Unai Emery was full of praise for Mesut Ozil’s performance. After the match, he was quizzed by reporters who were eager to know if the Arsenal fans will now get to see Ozil play in the premier league, the manager assured the Arsenal faithfuls that Ozil will now feature more after his stellar display.
