Mesut Ozil out of Bayern Munich clash despite returning to Arsenal training
The German missed the Gunners' 3-1 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday through illness and despite returning to training on Monday isn't fit enough to face Bayern on Tuesday
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Your support makes all the difference.Mesut Ozil has returned to training but is not fit enough for a return to the Arsenal squad to face Bayern Munich on Tuesday evening.
The German missed the Gunners' 3-1 defeat at Liverpool on Saturday through illness amid reports he was set to be dropped anyway following a poor run of form.
And despite returning to training on Monday boss Arsene Wenger confirmed his midfielder isn't fit enough to face the Bundesliga champions as Arsenal look to turnaround a 5-1 deficit from the first leg.
"Ozil is not in the squad. I don’t think he’s ready physically," he said during his pre-match press conference. "I think he will be ready for the weekend.
Alexis Sanchez also missed the clash at Anfield after being dropped following a furious bust-up with a teammate during training last week.
But Sanchez took to the training field on Monday morning ahead of the Champions League clash with Bayern Munich and shook the hand of Wenger as he did so.
The Frenchman then used his media conference ahead of the game to address the issue insisting such reports are completely untrue.
"I am not aware, nothing at all," he said.
"I explained after the game I decided to go for a more direct option, that was the unique reason for my decision."
Asked directly if the reports were true, Wenger said: "Completely false. I understand you have to fill newspapers."
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