Genius: Arsenal icon shows how to do his trademark skill in brilliant footage [video]

Mesut Ozil left Arsenal just over a year ago to the day but is still considered one of the most skilful players to have ever graced the Premier League.

Joining the Gooners from Real Madrid in 2013, the German immediately caused a buzz around the club, with its supporters in hysteria at their acquisition of the galactico.

After years of frugality in the transfer market following their big-money relocation to the Emirates Stadium, fans were itching for the boardroom to sign some new talent to help restore the club to its former glory.

The year before Ozil joined Arsenal, the club had also sold Robin van Persie to Manchester United, which further compounded their despair at the side’s nine-year trophy drought.

And eager with optimism that Ozil could help turn things around, fans were delighted with their new signing once they saw the magician take to the field.

One season later, Ozil would help the Gooners get back to winning ways with the side winning both the 2013/14 and 2014/15 FA Cup titles, their first trophies since 2005.

While results started to go Arsenal’s way, fans were enamoured at how good their new playmaker was, with Ozil quickly becoming known as the ‘assist king’.

The German will go down as one of football’s most unselfish playmakers, breaking a record previously held by Eric Cantona, to become the fastest player to amass 50 assists, doing so in just 141 matches for the north London side.

Across 254 games, the World Cup winner yielded an impressive 77 assists and 44 goals while also winning four FA Cups with Arsenal.

50 - Mesut Özil has become the fastest player to reach 50 Premier League assists, doing so in just 141 games and breaking the record previously held by Eric Cantona (143 games). Magic.