Mesut up and you’re goner
Mesut Ozil has been warned he is drinking in the last chance saloon at Arsenal.
Emirates boss Unai Emery is losing patience with the Gunners’ best-paid player.
The £300,000-a-week German midfielder has been a massive disappointment and after having numerous run-ins with Emery, the Spaniard was keen to sell him.
But nobody was interested due to Ozil’s sulky reputation and massive salary. Now Emery has told Ozil – out of Arsenal’s trip to Newcastle today amid new fears after the horrif ic car- jacking attack on him and Sead Kolasinic – he has to prove his worth.
He said: “Can Mesut play in matches in our way? I want the best performances – individually and col lectively – with big
Ferdinand, Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes was delivered to his house.
Days later Fergie phoned to check on the youngster, a gesture which made a huge impression on him.
Maguire said: “It’s something you never forget. Manchester United were absolutely fantastic.”
Another Scot also made a huge impression on Maguire at Bramall Lane as he was paired alongside Neill Collins in defence.
Collins said: “I couldn’t believe he was going to be a fantastic footballer because he was too big but after a few minutes training with us you could see he could play.
“He’s probably the strongest player I’ve ever played with. His reading of the game is phenomenal.
“When he was at Hull I couldn’t believe one of the top clubs didn’t come in for him but going to Leicester proved a great move.”
Meanwhile new Chelsea boss Frank Lampard aims to emulate Jose Mourinho today by dumping Manchester Uni ted in his competitive opener at the club.
Lamps played in a 1- 0 home win over Fergie’s United in 2004 which marked the start of Mourinho’s reign and he said: “I remember the game, it wasn’t great and we didn’t play well, but we won 1- 0.
“It was a nice start for us because we’d had a good pre-season and all our standards had been lifted by Jose Mourinho. “It would be great to have that sort of momentum after the first game.
“It certainly helped us in the Jose Mourinho days.”
commitment.” Meanwhile, Terry McDermott believes that Andy Carrol l ’s return to Newcastle on a free transfer could be the deal of the summer.
Toon and Liverpool legend McDermott said: “His return has lifted Tyneside. He could turn out to be one of the signings of the season.”