Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil put in a man of the match performance to help seal a comfortable Champions League victory for his side against a strong Napoli outfit. The German playmaker opened the scoring inside 10 minutes with a superbly taken side-footed volley from good work on the right-hand side from Aaron Ramsey. It was his first goal for his new side since his arrival from last season's Champions League semi-finalists Real Madrid. Ozil then turned provider in the 15th minute after a move on the right led to the 24-year old weaving his way through the Napoli defence and picking out Giroud in the box - and the Frenchman finished from close range. The hosts had a number of opportunities to add to the two-goal deficit, but missed the target on many occasions. Napoli showed little sign they could force their way back into the game, with many long-range attempts failing to test 'keeper Wojciech Szczesny, and Arsenal eventually ran out deserving winners. Manager Arsene Wenger praised his side for a convincing performance against the Serie A outfit, and singled out Mesut Ozil for his notable showing for the Gunners. He was involved in all the play in the first-half, and has continued his great start to life as an Arsenal player.
Crippy Cooke, 23, is a freelance Football Writer contributing to What Culture. He's had work featured on Zoo, MSN, London 24, The Telegraph, The Huffington Post, and was recently named Writer of the Year on FTBpro - while also a nominee for Best Male Blog in the Football Blogging Awards.
