Arsenal star Mesut Ozil selects Angel Di Maria, Sergio Ramos, Santi Cazorla, Cristiano Ronaldo and...Serge Gnabry in his Ultimate XI
Gunners playmaker picks team of greatest players he has played with
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal's record signing Mesut Ozil has picked his Ultimate XI of greatest players he has played with, and it includes a host of Real Madrid stars, and two current Gunners, including, erm, Serge Gnabry.
Ozil, 26, signed for Arsenal in a club-record £42.5m deal in September 2013 and impressed for the club last season as they retained the FA Cup.
His team, selected for Arsenal's YouTube channel, is heavy on players from Spanish giants Real, who he played for between 2010 and 2013.
Fellow German Gnabry, 19, who has made just 18 appearances for the Gunners, is included in the team because he was sitting next to Ozil when the interview was taking place!
CLICK THROUGH OZIL'S VIEWS ON HIS XI BELOW...
Manchester United winger Angel Di Maria, despite a frustrating season at Old Trafford last term, also makes the cut. He played alongside Ozil for Real.
WATCH: OZIL SELECTS HIS ULTIMATE XI
Arsenal's players reported for pre-season training this week but not players who played in Euro 2016 qualifying matches this summer, including Ozil and Cazorla.
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