Is Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling really better than Arsenal Mesut Ozil?
Michael Owen’s anti-Arsenal comments have once again accused a stir, this time regarding Mesut Ozil.
Owen had told BT Sport that he viewed Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling a better player than the German, ahead of the Gunners’ 4-1 win at The Emirates on Saturday.
He refused to back down from this after the game despite attracting huge criticism on social media.
He responded via his Sportlobster account: “It seems my claim that Sterling is a better player than Ozil made some headlines today. Is there a debate? Not even close.”
Bundesliga expert and Sky Germany pundit Jan Aage Fjortoft issued a short rebuttal to Owen via Twitter this morning:
Former Werder Bremen ace Ozil won the German Cup as a youngster, while Sterling is yet to get his hands on any silverware in his career so far.
Ozil has reached football’s peak already, a World Cup winner last summer. His form at Arsenal had been inconsistent over the first one and a half seasons of his Premier League career, but since January he has been one of the club’s best players.
| Team | Goals | Assists | Appearances | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raheem Sterling | Liverpool | 6 | 7 | 29 |
| Mesut Özil | Arsenal | 4 | 5 | 15 |
Sterling has two more goals and assists than Ozil in the Premier League this season, but across a period of 14 more games.
As Liverpool fans debating Sterling’s as yet unsigned new contract will be well aware, the England international has proved nothing yet.
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