Ex-Man Utd Star Hargreaves & Ex-Leicester City Hero Bright : Ozil, Not Iwobi, Deserves To Win MOTM

Published: October 22, 2018

Alex Iwobi was officially named the Man of the Match in Arsenal's 3-1 win over Leicester City at the Emirates Stadium on Monday night.

The Man of the Match accolade is given to the most outstanding player from either team by the Premier League sponsors.

In his post-match analysis, former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves questioned the decision to name Iwobi Man of the Match and stressed that the Gunners captain on the night, Mesut Ozil had more impact than the Nigeria international.

Speaking on Premier League Fan Zone, ex-Crystal Palace and Leicester City striker Mark Bright echoed the words of Hargreaves, saying he's surprised that the German was snubbed for the award.

Ozil became the highest scoring German in Premier League history with 30 goals after scoring the Gunners equalizer in the 45th minute, and provided the assist for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's second goal in the 66th minute.

The Arsenal number 10 made four key passes, the most in the match, and had a game-high passing accuracy of 92.5 percent according to stats provided by OPTA.

Though Iwobi spent more minutes on the pitch, he had one shot on target, the same as Ozil managed, finished with a passing accuracy of 80 percent, and was the top dribbler with three successful take-ons.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel

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