Mesut Özil puts new physique to work on Arsenal flanks at Brighton

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Mesut Özil will continue his reintegration into the Arsenal team at Brighton & Hove Albion in Sunday’s FA Cup tie but the German may have to get used to a position he does not like.

Özil has not started since suffering knee ligament damage in the defeat at Chelsea in early October and is eager to regain a central playmaker role in an Arsenal side who have found success without him, as shown by last week’s victory at Manchester City. Özil struggled before his injury and Alexis Sánchez and Santi Cazorla have performed so impressively Arsène Wenger suggests his £42m recruit from Real Madrid may have to settle for starting out wide, albeit with licence to roam infield.

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