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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolverine GTR" data-source="post: 22556442" data-attributes="member: 158020">Arsenal 5 Huddersfield Town 0: Ozil makes the difference in flattering win<img src="http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/11/29/21/46D1626B00000578-5129839-image-a-50_1511990658624.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Mesut Ozil was the difference maker as Arsenal were made to work hard  before securing a flattering 5-0 victory over Huddersfield Town at the  Emirates on Wednesday.Germany international Ozil made an emphatic return to the starting  line-up after sitting out Sunday's 1-0 win against Burnley due to  illness, providing two assists and scoring another in the space of four  second-half minutes to emphasise his importance amid ongoing uncertainty  over his future. Alexandre  Lacazette gave the Gunners an early lead but they failed to kick on and  afforded frequent chances to Huddersfield, who saw Steven Mounie's  deflected shot in the second period pushed against the crossbar by Petr  Cech.   Olivier  Giroud replaced Lacazette at half-time, leading to concerns the former  Lyon man may be carrying an injury ahead of Saturday's meeting with  second-placed Manchester United, and turned home a pass from Ozil to  relieve the rising anxiety in north London in the 68th minute.The  shackles came off for Arsenal and Alexis Sanchez slammed home a  right-wing cross from the Germany international, who capped off a  blistering spell by dinking Aaron Ramsey's throughball over the  onrushing Jonas Lossl for 4-0.Giroud's second gave the scoreline a  deceptively one-sided appearance, but a 12th successive home Premier  League win provides the ideal preparation for a clash with United.Arsenal needed less than three minutes to get off the mark, Ramsey  flicking a brilliant pass into the box for Lacazette to place the opener  past Lossl. The hosts dominated possession but did not engineer another  opportunity until after the half-hour mark when Lacazette kept Granit  Xhaka's throughball alive at the byline, only to see his chip from an  acute angle cleared off the line by Martin Cranie and Sead Kolasinac  fail to convert the follow up.Sloppiness crept in for Arsenal as half-time approached, offering Huddersfield hope on two occasions.Shkodran  Mustafi's risky challenge on Mounie after some loose play by the hosts  was not deemed a penalty by referee Graham Scott, before Collin Quaner  failed to bring the ball under control in time to make the most of a  counter-attack launched when a high press forced another error.Giroud  entered the fray in place of Lacazette and, after Quaner made the most  of the space afforded to him by testing Cech, an important block from  Cranie denied the substitute a quick impact.Huddersfield were  unperturbed and came close to an equaliser when Mounie's shot looped up  off Nacho Monreal and was pushed behind off the bar by Cech.Giroud  rounded Lossl before hitting the woodwork but he made no mistake after  Ozil initiated a neat move down the left and set the Frenchman up for  the goal Arsenal had desperately been searching for.Just over a  minute later Sanchez benefited from Ozil's creativity as he slammed a  thunderous effort from the midfielder's delivery beyond Lossl.Ozil  took further advantage of the Terriers' collapse, latching onto  Ramsey's pass and clipping a clever finish over the goalkeeper as he  raced off his line.Giroud added to a miserable half for Huddersfield when he lashed home  from Kolasinac's flicked pass four minutes from time, but, despite the  commanding scoreline, there will be some concerns for Arsene Wenger  ahead of United's visit at the weekend.</blockquote>

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