Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has backed record signing Mesut Ozil to rediscover his best form after some subdued performances in recent weeks. <img alt="Mesut Ozil" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/nov/Mesut-Ozil_1.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 368px;" /> Arsenal striker Mesut Ozil. Pic/getty Images Ozil hit the ground running after his &pound;42.4 million ($66 million, 50 million euros) transfer from Real Madrid in September, but he has failed to hit the heights in his last few outings. The 25-year-old playmaker put in a disappointing performance in Arsenal&rsquo;s 1-0 loss at Manchester United prior to the international break and then sat out Germany&rsquo;s friendly against England after contracting a virus. However, with Arsenal on the verge of a place in the Champions League last 16 ahead of tonight&rsquo;s home game with Marseille, Wenger has backed the former Werder Bremen man to improve. &ldquo;First of all, Ozil is a hugely talented player,&rdquo; Wenger said at his pre-match press conference on Monday.u00a0&ldquo;He has just arrived here three months ago and overall did not have the best of preparations for the league. Ozil is a young player, 25 years old, so of course there is a lot of room for improvement for him.&rdquo;u00a0Wenger also dismissed suggestions that Arsenal were over-reliant on Ozil&rsquo;s creative talents. &ldquo;We have plenty of players, who can take the ball and play, but because he plays in the central part of the pitch, the ball goes through him,&rdquo; the Frenchman said. &ldquo;However, we don&rsquo;t put any special responsibility on him. Maybe, he feels a bit more pressure to do that. But we just want the game to be played like we see it and don&rsquo;t put any special responsibility on him.&rdquo; Former Marseille midfielder Mathieu Flamini is available to play against his former club after serving a domestic suspension, while Theo Walcott could feature, after making his return during Saturday&rsquo;s 2-0 home win over Southampton, following a stomach problem. However, Yaya Sanogo (back) and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Abou Diaby (knee) are unavailable, and Lukas Podolski is unfit. <h1 class="header_style4"> Qualifying scope in Groups E, F, G, H</h1> Group E:u00a0 * Chelsea need just a draw against Basel to qualify for the Round of 16. * A win for Schalke over Steaua Bucharest coupled with a defeat for Basel against Chelsea will see Schalke through. Group F: * If Arsenal beat Marseille, they progress if Borussia Dortmund lose to Napoli. A draw is enough if Dortmund lose. *u00a0Dortmund could be ousted if they fail to beat Napoli and Arsenal beat Marseille. Group G: *u00a0FC Porto must beat Austria Vienna to progress. *u00a0Atletico are through, but Zenit can qualify too if they beat Atletico and Porto lose later. Group H: *u00a0Barcelona are through &amp; need a point vs Ajax to top grp. *u00a0Milan qualify if they beat Celtic and Ajax lose to Barca. If Celtic win, they qualify above Milan.u00a0

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