Arsenal boss Unai Emery quiet on Mesut Ozil future after 'tactical' benching

Raf Honigstein delves into Mesut Ozil's complicated situation at Arsenal under Unai Emery and assesses what his future could hold come January. Dele Alli scored a sublime goal, was hit by a bottle from the Arsenal crowd and was booked for time wasting in Spurs' 2-0 win over their arch-rivals in the Carabao Cup. Goals from Son Heung-Min and Dele Alli sealed Tottenham's progression into the Carabao Cup semifinals over rivals Arsenal. LONDON -- Unai Emery confirmed that his decision to leave Mesut Ozil out of Arsenal's squad against Tottenham on Wednesday was "only tactical" but refused to answer a direct question about whether their Germany playmaker has a future at the club. Ozil wasn't even on the bench for the Carabao Cup quarterfinal, which Spurs won 2-0 at the Emirates, with Emery making it clear that he thought he could get better performances from players like academy teenagers Joe Willock and Eddie Nketiah, who were...

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