Mesut Ozil reminded Unai Emery and Arsenal fans just what they have been missing with a sensational assist in Wednesday night's Carabao Cup thriller against Liverpool at Anfield.
Ozil had only made two previous appearances for the Gunners this season after falling out of favour with Emery, but was restored to the starting lineup on Merseyside.
Liverpool went ahead during the early stages through a Shkodran Mustafi own goal, but World Cup winner Ozil looked lively in the early stages as he played a role in Arsenal's comeback.
Ozil had a hand in Arsenal's third goal, feeding Bukayo Saka to score his second of the evening - but the German saved his main party trick for the Gunners' fourth goal.
James Milner played an awful backpass to put Ainsley Maitland-Niles through - the winger took the ball wide of Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhim Keller, but Ozil deftly performed an outrageous backheel on the byline to drag the ball back across goal for Maitland-Niles to tap home.
Ozil celebrated in style with the Arsenal fans, who will be replaying that bit of skill for weeks to come - but was it enough to convince Emery he deserves more first-team chances?
