Arsenal legend Tomas Rosicky has slammed Mesut Ozil’s critics and has called for a sense of perspective.

Ozil has endured a turbulent summer which resulted in him retiring from international football. The 29-year-old was also criticised by pundits following Arsenal’s difficult start to their 2018/19 Premier League campaign.

However, Rosicky has hit out at pundits who often criticise Ozil, especially those who question the World Cup winners work rate.

 “I know Mesut very well. I played a lot of games with him. If you always see his stats, he is not the one who is not working,” Rosicky told the Daily Mail.

“Obviously what the people maybe lack with him, mainly in England, is that he is not the one who is going into the tackles or something like that.

“But if you see it in general – he is working hard. You can see his stats, what he has every game.

“Obviously I don’t know about this season [as I am not playing or training with him], but that’s what he used to be like and he was a hard worker – even in training. I know him.

“You have to see things in perspective, he is someone who can decide the game by himself.”

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Ozil has been in impressive form for the north London based club in recent weeks. The 29-year-old has scored two goals and played an important role during the Gunners 2-0 win over Everton on Sunday afternoon.

Arsenal are back in action on Wednesday night when they host Brentford at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners next Premier League fixture is up against an in-form Watford.

Unai Emery’s side sit in sixth place after six league games.