Sportskeeda's list of 50 best players playing currently: 30-21

#23 Mesut Özil

Özil, behind perhaps Sanchez, is one of the most vital components of the Arsenal team at present

After a £42.5 million move to North London materialised in 2013, Mesut Özil’s arrival was met with great expectation from the Arsenal faithful and, despite a slow start, 29 goals and 46 assists since would suggest he’s met that. The German maestro is meticulous with his range of passing, embodies great vision and contributes with the odd goal from time-to-time as well.

This campaign, the 28-year-old has created the second-most chances (38) of any other Arsenal player, having scored the third most goals (5). Arsenal may not have been showered with trophies in 2016, but Özil has undergone one of the greatest improvements of any Premier League player this calendar year.

A World Cup, La Liga and two-time FA Cup winner, Özil’s seen his fair share of success so far in his career, but a Champions League victory would go a long way to bolster his profile further.

Özil, behind perhaps Sanchez, is one of the most vital components of the Arsenal team at present, catalysing attacks and pulling the strings in the final third, suited perfectly to the Gunners’ swift style.