Mesut Ozil scored Arsenal's opener - click here for that and more from our Match Zone Like all great managers, Arsene Wenger is at his best when being written off and bombarded with advice from supporters who should know better. The call from Arsenal fans for the manager to sling out Mesut Ozil had reached fever pitch in the build-up to Saturday's match at Villa Park. So what did Wenger do? He ignored popular opinion, made Ozil the focal point of his team and relegated midfielder Jack Wilshere and the popular striker Alexis Sanchez to the bench. Mesut Ozil evades Philippe Senderos to latch on to Danny Welbeck's pass and score Arsenal's opening goal against Aston Villa
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Mesut Ozil stole the show as he scored and claimed an assist against Aston Villa
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German playmaker Ozil set up Welbeck 60 seconds after scoring past Brad Guzan
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Aly Cissokho scored an own goal to round off the scoring for Arsenal
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Aston Villa had to make several changes due to an illness which has hit their camp
Then he sat back and watched @placeholder and deadline-day signing Danny Welbeck tear Villa to shreds with three goals in the space of little more than three minutes.