Arsenal news: Mesut Ozil reveals injury update ahead of Carabao Cup tie v Doncaster

The German midfielder missed the goalless draw away to Chelsea on Sunday due to an inflamed knee.

Ozil has routinely come under fire from fans over his perceived work rate.

His team-mate Aaron Ramsey even hinted the Gunners looked better without Ozil, citing a sense of ‘togetherness’ within the side.

Express Sport understands Ozil will not be involved in the Carabao Cup third round tie against Doncaster tomorrow (7.45pm).

After the cup tie, Arsenal are next in action against West Brom on Monday (8pm).

It is thought Ozil could be involved in some point, although it is unclear whether or not he will start.

And the 28-year-old took to Instagram to give the fans a progress check on his recovery.

“Good news: I’m back training on the pitch," Ozil wrote.

"As you might have heard I’m suffering from a minor inflammation of my knee.

"Feeling better each day now and hope to be back playing very soon!"

When asked about how the transformation in performance at Stamford Bridge compared to the hammering they took at Anfield, Wenger said: “It was about mentality and a response from our last away game.

“We could have won it. It was an intense game.

"The battle was total. We are not in a transfer period and on the day we played Liverpool that affected us. We are all human beings.

“If you play 55 games a season you can have a bad performance.

"But we were focused and determined. We tried to play when we had the ball and we were close to winning the game. With a bit more freedom we would have won the game.

"David Luiz, it looked excessive force to me, at what level did he catch Kolasinac? I don't know."