Mesut Ozil has revealed that he decided to join Arsenal because he knew that they would play an attractive brand of football.

The German midfielder moved to the Emirates Stadium from Real Madrid for £42.5m in the summer of 2013.

Ozil has said that Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger played a big role in his switch to North London.

"Before I joined, I knew that Arsenal were always a technically-strong team," the 26-year-old told the Daily Star. "That's also why I decided to join this club, because I know exactly what the manager wants from the team.

"Our game centres around playing good, technical football and that's good. It's thanks to the manager because he's worked on that for years and has formulated a technically-gifted team that can dominate any opposition.

"That's why we're really pleased to have a manager like him."

Ozil has scored 12 goals in 76 appearances for Arsenal.