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Arsenal stars go out for dinner: This key man missed it
SPIRITS at the moment are quite high in the Arsenal camp.
After a last-gasp 2-1 win over Burnley on Sunday, the Arsenal players were in the mood to celebrate.
Last night, the Gunners squad went out for dinner in order to do a bit of bonding.
Various pictures were uploaded by some of the players onto their Instagram and Twitter accounts.
Mesut Ozil missed Arsenal's first-team dinner
Arsene Wenger has yet to decide whether to play Mesut Ozil against Southampton
But there was one noticeable absentee - Mesut Ozil.
The 28-year-old, Swedish paper Aftonbladet, reported, was spotted shopping in a Gothenburg mall.
Although it is unclear what he was doing there, it may be that Arsene Wenger had granted him a short break to keep his key man fresh for the rest of the campaign.
Alexis Sanchez did manage to make it to the dinner
However, Wenger has yet to make a decision on whether to rest Ozil for his side’s FA Cup encounter against Southampton on Saturday (5:30pm).
After Southampton, the Gunners face Watford three days later before they take on title rivals Chelsea on February 4.