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Mesut Ozil believes Arsenal are better than last season and has set his sights on the Premier League title in his third year at the club. Ozil, 26, was the only player to start both preseason games over the weekend as Arsenal won the Emirates Cup for the first time in five years. The Germany midfielder, starting in his favourite position in central midfield, scored one goal in the 6-0 routing of Lyon and also set up two, picking up praise after the tournament. "I am super happy with the No. 10 position, and will also confirm that trust," Ozil told German news wire SID after Arsenal beat VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 to claim the trophy. "The team spirit in our squad is right 100 percent. Our third place finish last season and the FA Cup victory were no coincidence." Ozil, who suffered knee injury after winning the World Cup last summer and was out injured from October to January, insists he is ready to start the season and is full of confidence as he bids to end the Gunners' title drought of 11 years. "For my liking, we are better than last season," he added. "And I think that this year we trust ourselves to improve [the place in the standings] a bit this season."
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