Mesut Ozil: I love life in London

Ozil in action for Germany

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has stated that he is enjoying his time in the English capital.

The German international is currently on international duty for the World Cup qualifiers and his county’s media stations can’t stop asking him about London.

He said: “Driving on the left-hand side. I thought it would be much more difficult than it really is. But Per Mertesacker gave me some lessons and they helped me, so I can drive there.

“London is an interesting city to live in. I have grown to love the place in a short space of time.

“The guys in the Arsenal team and the coaching staff are fully behind me. They have given me great responsibility and that’s what I feel great about.”

One experience that he did not like was singing a song in the presence of the whole Arsenal squad.

He said: “The singing bit, I didn’t really want to do that because my voice just isn’t up to it. I’m not an X-Factor contender by any stretch of the imagination.”

When he was questioned on what he sung, the 24-year-old said: “The song was a Turkish song, to be honest. Of course, people didn’t understand what I was singing.”