Arteta is being very cautious with his treatment of Ozil in case Arsenal fail to sign a creative midfielder during the January transfer window, according to Sky Sports News Dharmesh Sheth.
Arsenal came close to signing Lyon s Houssem Aouar during the summer transfer window, but their failure to complete a deal for the Frenchman left Arteta short of options in a central attacking midfielder position.
Sheth told
Sky Sports News The Transfer Show that he believes Arteta s preference would be to sign a new attacking midfielder, but in the case that fails, the Spaniard is keeping his options open. 1:21 Sky Sports News reporter Dharmesh Sheth says Arteta could have a role for Ozil during the second half of the Premier League season.
Two months to the day since a demoralising, alarming, and seemingly damaging defeat at home to Arsenal, Manchester United have gone level on points with Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table. It s a remarkable turnaround.
Man Utd could match Liverpool on points in Premier League table
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Manchester United are gathering steam after a stuttering start - so are they now up to speed following their curtailed pre-season?
United have been known as slow starters this season. That has stemmed from their tendency to struggle in the first half of matches before fighting back in the second half.
Joel Matip s latest injury may force Liverpool into the transfer market in January - we run the rule over the Reds reported centre-back targets in the winter window.
Matip, 29, faces three weeks on the sidelines after damaging his groin in Sunday s 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion, the most recent in a series of setbacks the Cameroon central defender has suffered this campaign. 0:41 Former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock says his old club will have to buy defensive cover in January after another injury to Joel Matip
Despite losing both Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez to potentially season-ending knee injuries earlier this season, though, Liverpool were still not believed to have any plans to enter the market in January.