Mikel Arteta's handling of Mesut Ozil's Arsenal exit has often sparked plenty of discussions, but what is rarely mentioned is how it arguably changed the way the Geman international viewed the Gunners.
At his peak, Ozil was the superstar of the Arsenal team then under the rule of Arsene Wenger. However, things declined quickly for the mercurial playmaker following the Frenchman's departure and the subsequent appointment of Unai Emery.
Wenger's successor never really took a liking to Ozil and publicly said as much when he told the media that he felt the former Real Madrid man and World Cup winner was "a bit below the top players at the moment" after dropping him from the squad for one game.
