Ozil injury was beyond my control, says Wenger

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has sought to clarify the situation surrounding the decision to allow Mesut Ozil to play against Chelsea with a knee problem.

Ozil, the Gunners’ club record signing, faces a spell on the sidelines after scans on international duty discovered a “rupture of the outer band of the left knee joint”. He is set to be sidelined for two months.

It has been suggested Wenger went against the advice of the player and his medical staff by keeping Ozil on during the Premier League game at Chelsea on October 5.