Sunday 21 September 2014 14:44, UK
Arsene Wenger praised Mesut Ozil’s performance after Arsenal claimed a 3-0 victory over previously unbeaten Aston Villa.
World Cup winner Ozil has come in for criticism for his performances in the early weeks of the season, but the Germany international was a key figure at Villa Park.
He opened the scoring on 32 minutes before crossing for Danny Welbeck to score just 79 seconds later and Wenger was happy with Ozil’s contribution.
Wenger told Sky Sports: “He played very well. I must say I couldn’t see one player who didn’t play well today and he was part of it.
“He took advantage of his position and his link-up play with Danny Welbeck was very good.”
Arsenal went into the game on the back of a defeat at Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League, but overall Wenger is satisfied with his team’s start to the campaign, which sees his side sit fourth in the Premier League after five games.
“It’s a positive start,” added Wenger. “We had to qualify, after the World Cup, against a tricky team (Besiktas) in the Champions League.
“We had a difficult start away from home at Everton, Leicester and here, but I’m quite confident we’ve had a positive start and can become stronger.”
Commenting on Arsenal’s three goals in four minutes, Wenger said: “It was very quick and we took advantage maybe of their disappointment from the first goal that happened.
“I think we were always in control, even before we scored. It was just to find the opening and have the patience not to give the ball away.
“In the second half it was game over and there was more control of the game.”
