Paul Scholes says Arsenal outcast Mesut Ozil could be the answer for Manchester United

Mesut Ozil

The Germany international was left out of the Gunners squad for their 1-0 Premier League defeat to Sheffield United on Monday and was again dropped for Thursday’s Europa League win over Vitoria.

But former United midfielder Scholes believes that the 31-year-old could be just the kind of player Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side needs.

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Alasdair Mackenzie is a freelance journalist based in Rome, and a FourFourTwo contributor since 2015. When not pulling on the FFT shirt, he can be found at Reuters, The Times and the i. An Italophile since growing up on a diet of Football Italia on Channel 4, he now counts himself among thousands of fans sharing a passion for Ross County and Lazio.