Mesut Özil delighted to score on his 200th Arsenal appearance | OneFootball

Mesut Özil has revealed his delight at scoring what turned out to be the winner in his 200th appearance for Arsenal.

The Germany international slotted home the second as the Gunners beat Newcastle 2-1 at St James’ Park.

And the playmaker has admitted he was pleased to get on the scoresheet on his landmark day.

“I’m happy. The most important thing was to take the three points here,” he told the club’s official website.

“Congratulations to the whole team on playing very well. I know that Newcastle, especially at home, are very good and aggressive, but we showed character, gained the three points and we’re happy now.

Özil also gave an insight into what it’s like working under new boss Unai Emery.

“I’ve said in the past that I’m very happy to play for Arsenal. The new coach knows what he wants, the team have accepted that and the whole team supports him.

“We have a good relationship with him and you can see that especially today as well. When we score, the whole team is happy, even the players who don’t play so many minutes.

“You see we are one team that wants to reach our goal. We are happy to take the three points.”