Mesut Ozil was magnificent for Arsenal in their 4-0 win over Newcastle United.
That's the view of ex-Gunners defender Martin Keown.
Ozil scored his first goal in 10 months when he made it 3-0 in injury time as his scuffed effort trickled into the back of the net after being picked out in the box by substitute Alexandre Lacazette.
But it was the playmaker's all-round performance which impressed Keown as the BBC pundit outlined the 31-year-old's running off the ball as a key reason for the north London outfit's improvement in the second half.
"Whatever was said at half-time had an effect. The first half was quite poor but the second half was so free in the way that they played,"Keown said.
"The shackles came off, they played with more confidence.
"Ozil, I thought his movement was really important, there was running off the ball with Aubameyang and Pepe was told that in the second half he needs to get at his opponent, which he didn’t do in the first half.
"Aubameyang is lethal in front of goal. Saka, 18 years of age, it’s beautiful. Pepe came alive today, he’s accused of staying outside too often but he comes in and it was beautiful to watch. Suddenly Arsenal came alive with the triangles, the give and go.
"It was great to watch.
"It may have flattered them a little bit, 4-0, but Saka is a player going from strength to strength.
"Ozil was magnificent and Saka just keeps getting better and better.
"Ozil had much more purpose in his play and he gets his reward, fortunate with the finish but he deserved that goal.
"Two wins from the last eight, we all know as Arsenal fans that they have been playing better than those statistics suggest, but today did."
Keown also said that Ozil is starting to repay Mikel Arteta's faith.
"He's playing centrally, he wants to be that player who threads things together and it's really going well for him," Keown added.
