“The other day he came into the game when we needed a different energy and a threat in the box he did exactly what we expected and he scored the goal, which is something that we’ve been talking to him about.
“There is no message to any senior players, this is a squad of players with different profiles and everybody has to be pushing each other and trying to make each other better.
“Everybody contributes in a different way because every player is different in the squad.”
Meanwhile, Arteta had no further update on the future of Ozil, with a move to Turkish side Fenerbahce rumoured to be on the horizon.
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