London — Jose Mourinho is a big fan of Mesut Ozil but the Manchester United manager will be hoping Arsenal’s on-form German has one of his off days at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. The trip to what has become a fortress for Arsenal pits Mourinho against old adversary Arsene Wenger with anything less than a win of no use to either as they chase runaway leaders Manchester City. The Gunners are on a run of 12 successive home wins in the Premier League, bolstered by a 5-0 demolition of Huddersfield Town on Wednesday with Ozil and Alexis Sanchez both on the scoresheet. Ozil is unlikely to be lacking in motivation, with the flair player — often criticised for drifting in and out of matches — out of contract at the end of the season and on Mourinho’s radar. The two were together at Real Madrid before Ozil moved to Arsenal and the Portuguese to Chelsea. His man-of-the -match performance against Huddersfield Town had Wenger singing his praises. "Everybody knows he’s a great football play...
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