Man of the moment Mesut Özil has been talking about his arrival at Arsenal and move to England on the eve of what is expected to be the day the 24-year-old wins his 50th German cap in Friday night’s World Cup qualifier against Ireland.

Özil joined from Real Madrid on transfer deadline day for a club record £42.5 million and seems to have fitted straight in to life in London, already scoring one league goal and setting up three more for his new teammates.

Speaking at today’s Germany press conference, Özil said:

“The good thing at Arsenal is that the team and coaching staff are fully behind me. They let me assume and share responsibility and that’s what I feel great about.

Let me just say that Arsène Wenger is a super coach. He has clear ideas about where he wants to take his team and if you want to be successful, you have to have that kind of coach.

“London is a city I feel great in. I have grown to love the place… I’ve seen a lot in a short space of time. I thought driving on the left-hand side was much more difficult than it really is, but Per Mertesacker gave me driving lessons.”

If he maintains his excellent early form in an Arsenal shirt, a large part of London will quickly learn to reciprocate his love.

Strongest league in the world

With the widespread perception that the English Premier League has recently been losing ground to the top flights in Spain and Germany, Özil suggested that he has in fact taken a step up in moving from Real Madrid to the Emirates.

He said: “I think the Premier League is the strongest in the world because it is so balanced, so even, and the competition is so fierce. There are a lot of clubs playing at the same level. It’s also a good thing for me to get to know British culture, the language and develop further as a person.”

He also revealed that his Gunners initiation ceremony involved singing a song to his new teammates, and that he chose a Turkish song to celebrate his family’s heritage.

“I don’t want to do it again,” he said.

“My voice is not up to it. I am not an X Factor candidate by any stretch of the imagination. I sang a Turkish song. Of course, people didn’t understand what I was singing but they celebrated me nonetheless, which I think was great. It was just something personal I sang for my team-mates. I want it to stay personal.”

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