Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Mesut Ozil is a big players' favourite.
Wenger says that the Arsenal playmaker is held in high regard by his peers as well as his fans.
"He is very much appreciated by his team-mates," Wenger told the official Arsenal matchday programme. "That's a real compliment you can get when you are a football player.
"For me it is a bit like Zidane when he played for Madrid, all the other players said he was the best.
"You want first to be recognised by people who do the same job as you, and I think that is the biggest compliment that you can get.
"You would speak with everybody who plays in this team, they always rate him very highly."
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