Monaco still want Arsene Wenger to return to the club, despite the Frenchman only signing a new contract with Arsenal in May Arsene Wenger has revealed that Mesut Ozil heard a crack in his ruptured left knee before half-time in Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat at Chelsea on October 5. The Arsenal midfielder bravely battled through the pain barrier and played the full 90 minutes before German team doctors confirmed the full extent of his injury when he reported for international duty. In an exclusive interview with beIN Sports, which will be broadcast on Thursday and again on Saturday, Wenger said: ‘He had a little problem just before he went out at half-time. He had a little pain with his knee, he felt a crack.
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Mesut Ozil played through the pain to complete 90 minutes at Chelsea
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Arsene Wenger says he was 'deeply shocked' by the incident
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Ozil is expected to be out until early next year with the problem
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Wenger says that his growing injury list is down to coincidence
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