Mesut Ozil takes shot at North London rivals Tottenham's lack of silverware in Q&A session

German playmaker Mesut Ozil may t be Arsenal's most influential player anymore, but World Cup winner with Germany still appears to be a popular figure among fans. This was confirmed even more, after he trolled ir rth London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, over ir lack of silverware. Mesut Ozil conducted a Twitter Q&A session on Wednesday, where one fan named Jimmy Chilides asked if footballer would choose to play for Tottenham or retire. Ozil replied stating he would join Spurs only if he doesn't want to win a Cup. 

Ozil's t-so-subtle dig at Spurs surely won  hearts of Arsenal supporters as comments section flooded with Gooners hailing 31-year-old for his well-placed jibe. One fan commented, "I take it back, he's well worth £350,000 a week." Meanwhile, ar fan lauded German stating, "Give this man a statue already."

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Digs were fired at Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho, who endured a difficult relationship with Arsenal from his time with Chelsea and Manchester United. Here are some of best reactions from fans:

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Tottenham's lack of silverware has repeatedly been targetted by rival fans looking to troll rth London club. Spurs have failed to add to ir trophy collection since y lifted League Cup back in 2008. Despite massive progress made under former boss Mauricio Pochetti, all Spurs have to show is a runner-up medal in Champions League 2019 and a second-place finish in Premier League 2016/17. 

Last season was particularly disappointing for Tottenham as club failed to build upon ir strong Champions League run. A string of poor results saw dismissal of Pochetti. Jose Mourinho was brought in to steady ship, but Special One is yet to leave his mark in rth London. Spurs finished ir league campaign with a sixth-place finish, registering 59 points with 16 wins and 11 defeats. 

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Meanwhile, Arsenal mselves, have been good with respect to results on pitch. Gunners sacked Unai Emery last year in vember, before replacing him with former captain Mikel Arteta. Arteta has, so far, worked well with set of players, winning FA Cup to conclude 2019/20 campaign. Last month, Arsenal beat Liverpool on penalties to win FA Community Shield. 

Ozil ready to play for Arsenal?

As for Mesut Ozil, playmaker remains a distant figure at club despite his ermous ws. 31-year-old has t played for Arsenal since February when he took field during Europa League home defeat against Olympiacos. Ozil did t play a single minute for club after football resumed in England in June. 

While Ozil does t appear to be in Arteta's plans moving forward, German sent a clear to mess to his manr during Q&A session. Responding to one of fan queries, former Real Madrid man wrote, "I’m fit and ready and doing my best. Unfortunately, it’s t in my hands to decide about squad on weekend. We will see."

Arsenal will kickstart ir 2020/21 Premier League campaign on Saturday, September 12 at newly-promoted Fulham. 

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