Mesut Ozil returned to action for Arsenal against BATE Borisov in the Europa League on ThursdayMesut Ozil is paramount to Arsenal's chances of enjoying success over the remainder of this season and beyond, says Sokratis Papastathopoulos. Ozil was not offered any guarantees of a regular start by Emery following the victory, despite being praised for his performance, but retains the full backing of the Arsenal squad. "Mesut is a fantastic player and when he is fit he is one of the most important players of the team," Sokratis said. Sokratis made his return to the Arsenal team from an ankle injury in the victory against BATE and says it is understandable that the sharpness takes time to come, with Ozil having faced injury and illness issues this term. Sokratis made a scoring return to the Arsenal team on Thursday"He enjoys [himself] and we enjoy that he is with us.

Source: Sky sports February 23, 2019 09:43 UTC