Ozil helps Arsenal purge early Euro blues

Mesut Ozil and Danny Welbeck provided timely reminders of their class as Arsenal recovered from a humbling Champions League loss to Borussia Dortmund with an empathic 3-0 win at previously unbeaten Aston Villa on Saturday.

German international Ozil has been heavily criticized for a series of lackluster performances since his club-record $66.2 million transfer from Real Madrid in 2013 but he was central to Arsenal's best play.

Operating in his favored position behind the striker, Ozil gave the visiting side the lead after 31 minutes before turning provider for Welbeck to score his first Arsenal goal.