Graeme Souness warned Mikel Arteta he may lose "credibility" with his players if he chooses to reintegrate Mesut Ozil to the Arsenal first team.
Ozil, 32, has not featured for the Gunners since March and Arteta omitted him from this season's squads for the Premier League and Europa League.
Nonetheless, there have been growing calls to bring the German back to the fold due to Arsenal's dire form and struggles in front of goal.
Ozil was one of the Premier League's finest creative players for much of the last decade and Arteta may be pondering whether to call on the World Cup winner come January.
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