Wenger: I've never seen midfielder in the box so much
Arsene Wenger
expressed his delight at Mesut Ozil's new-found attacking confidence
after Arsenal's 3-0 Champions League victory over Dinamo Zagreb on
Tuesday.
Ozil broke the deadlock at the Emirates
Stadium before Alexis Sanchez netted a brace, as Arsenal kept their
hopes of qualifying for the last 16 alive.
The duo
- along with Joel Campbell - proved a constant menace to the Dinamo
defence, with Sanchez having provided the assist for Ozil's opener.
And Wenger singled out the Germany international, who has now been involved in 11 goals in his last nine Arsenal matches, for individual praise during a post-match interview.
"He had an outstanding first half, he has got the taste for scoring now," Wenger told BT Sport.
"I've never seen him in the box so many times this season, especially in the last five or six games."
Arsenal now need to beat Olympiacos by at least two goals to guarantee their place in the next round.
"It was a good night because we did the job and played at a high pace," added Wenger.
"We wanted to be in with a chance and now it's down to how we do at Olympiacos.
"It promises to be a very interesting game."
Arsenal,
who sit third in Group F heading into the final round of fixtures, are
now assured of a place in the Europa League should they fail to deliver
in Greece in a fortnight, but Wenger stressed: "That's not the target.
Let's give everything to stay in the Champions League."
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