Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka has described teammate Mesut Ozil as one of the best players in the world.

Xhaka only linked up with Arsenal and Ozil during the summer but he has already been impressed with the German playmaker, who has scored seven times in 17 appearances for the Gunners this season.

The 24-year-old told Bild: "Mesut has a quality that I personally have never experienced before.

"He has an absolute magic left foot, is fast – even if it does not look like that sometimes and he is one of the best in the world."

Xhaka cost Arsenal a fee of £35m in the summer - just £7.5m short of what the North London outfit paid for Ozil in 2013.