Unai Emery reveals what he said to Mesut Ozil in the locker room after Arsenal's victory

Unai Emery told Mesut Ozil that he wished to see the same after returning to the first Arsenal team for his Europa League win over BATE Borisov.

The Gunners' boss has left Germany outside his first team in recent weeks and has not even managed to name him on Arsenal's traveling squad for the first leg of their 32nd encounter with the Belarusian minnows that they lost 1-0.

We wonder about the physical form of Ozil this season. The German is ill, he hurts himself on the back and then on the knee.

But Emery has suggested that it is Ozil's inconsistency that has made him forget the World Cup winner in recent weeks.

The boss of Arsenal spoke of Ozil before the match of BATE Borisov and claimed that the future of the German was in his hands.

Emery brought Ozil back to his starting lineup for the crucial first leg on Thursday, and it looks like the midfielder impressed his boss.

"Well, I told him to continue, to be available like today, like these last two weeks," revealed Emery, when asked what he had said. in Ozil after the match.

"Today, I'm happy, it was like what we expect from him."

Arsenal will discover its fate of the last 16 games Friday after getting close to the glory of the Europa League this season.

But Emery remains shy about the chances of success of the Gunners.

"It's very difficult to win this competition," he added. "The last three winners have been Atletico, Manchester United, then Sevilla against Liverpool, there are big teams."