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Arsenal boss Wenger delighted with exciting Welbeck, Ozil combination

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is delighted with the combination play of Danny Welbeck and Mesut Ozil.

For victory at Aston Villa, Ozil opened the scoring after Welbeck's perfectly-weighted pass had sent him clear of the defence. The German returned the favour less than two minutes later, crossing for Welbeck to convert his first goal in an Arsenal shirt.

"That's the positive of the day," Wenger told Arsenal Player. "When they played close to each other, they combined well, with pace, and that was very interesting for us.

"[Ozil] had a good performance. The performance is not necessarily linked with the position he played. It was the plan of the day to play him there but that can change game by game. The whole team played better as well and he's a guy who depends a little bit on the quality of our game.

"I was impressed by [Welbeck's] performance because he had good [ball] retention, he scored, he had an assist, he worked hard and he had a great game.

"We had a good focus from the start on, a good work-rate and good togetherness. Our team play was convincing - we could play patiently and we could play quickly when needed. We scored three goals in [just over] three minutes and that was game over. The second half was more controlled and it was a very convincing performance."

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