Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has revealed that his fellow Germans have helped him settle at the club.

The 25-year-old joined up with countrymen Per Mertesacker and Lukas Podolski at the Emirates Stadium over the summer when he signed for the Gunners from Real Madrid.

Ozil believes that the support of his international teammates has given him a boost during the start of his career in England.

"I feel comfortable here," the Daily Star Sunday quotes him as saying. "You can see on the pitch when we play together that we have a very good understanding.

"The team is great and for me it has been very easy to settle - the German players have helped me to establish myself quicker than I perhaps would have done if they were not here."

Ozil has scored five goals in 23 games for Arsenal so far this season.

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Jack Prescott