Arsenal legend Robert Pires has compared Mesut Ozil to Dennis Bergkamp.

The club's highest paid-player has divided fans over the past few seasons, with questions about his consistency and big-game nous.

But Pires thinks the German has similar qualities to Gunners legend Bergkamp.

He told Joe: "He hasn't started many games [recently] because he's been injured with a small back problem. But now, the most important thing is to see Mesut in the line-up.

"He's very clever, he can make good assists and sometimes he can score.

"For me, he's like Dennis Bergkamp, he's a magician, a maestro.

"Of course, he's not a warrior, like Dennis... or like me. But in the team, you need everything. And when you have Mesut, he's important."