Bournemouth game too 'demanding' for Ozil, says Emery

Mesut Ozil's relationship with Arsenal boss Unai Emery is again under scrutiny after the Spaniard appeared to suggest Sunday's match at Bournemouth was too "demanding" for the German.

The 30-year-old German World Cup-winning midfielder had played in the Gunners' previous three matches -- all draws -- but Emery decided his style did not fit with Bournemouth's robust approach.

"We thought 'how we can do better in the match', a very demanding match with physicality and intensity," Emery said following the 2-1 win for Arsenal, when asked why Ozil had not started.

"Every player is important but today we tried with three centre-backs and it was another possibility for us to improve and find our best performance as a team."