According to Sky Sports, new Arsenal manger Unai Emery may already be risking the wrath of Arsenal supporters as he wants to build his new team around Aaron Ramsey and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, with no mention of the £350,000-a-week Mesut Ozil, although the 46-year-old's praise for him in his official unveiling press conference suggests that he will still be a starter.

What's the word, then?

Emery is likely to stick with his preferred 4-2-3-1 system next season, but he may well look to bring in a proper defensive midfielder given that is something he has always had at his previous clubs, and Gunners fans on Twitter already know the identity of the player the 46-year-old is likely to want to bring to the Emirates.

With Mohamed Elneny, Granit Xhaka and Jack Wilshere – if he signs a new deal – also vying for those two deep-lying midfield spots, it suggests it could be Aaron Ramsey that moves into a more attacking role given his statistics in terms of goals and assists this season.

If he played in the No.10 role behind the striker it would mean that Ozil would have to play out wide given Emery's positive comments about him, although it is a position that he hasn't always impressed in – especially when it comes to defensive duties.

How did Ozil and Ramsey do this season?

The 28-year-old struggled to make as much of an impact as he had in previous years, which was perhaps not too surprising given their struggles and the fact that they finished the Premier League campaign in sixth position.

The Germany international primarily played in a central attacking midfield role, scoring five goals and providing a further 14 assists in 35 appearances in all competitions.

Meanwhile, Ramsey usually played in a slightly deeper box-to-box position and he ended the season with 11 goals and 12 assists in 32 games in total.

Those stats may well convince Emery that the Welshman should be playing behind the striker, which leaves Ozil to go out wide if he is still a starter – which you would expect him to be given his profile and the fact that he is on so much money.

What's the verdict, then?

Well, Ozil has become renowned for going missing in certain matches and his lack of awareness and work-rate from a defensive point of view, so putting him out wide would certainly be a risk for Emery.

The fans would prefer to see him in the middle rather than being frustrated with the German out wide, and the new Arsenal boss certainly has some big decisions to make when it comes to Ozil and his other personnel in the coming weeks and months.

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