Mesut Özil misses out on north London derby with ‘back injury’

It's a recurring problem for him

Mesut Özil will play no part in the north London derby this afternoon, as he misses out after suffering a 'back spasm', according to Arsenal. https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1069217967571902464 Unai Emery has opted to field three central defenders, as he looks to contain Spurs' overlaps in the wide areas of the pitch. In his 3-4-3 formation, Alexandre Lacazette has also dropped to the bench, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iowbi starting behind Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in attack. https://twitter.com/Arsenal/status/1069216045318197248 Tottenham are also without a key player as Toby Alderweireld drops to the bench, presumably due to a lack of fitness, and is replaced by Juan Foyth. Foyth has put in some impressive performances recently but his inexperience makes him a liability at the back, something Arsenal will look to exploit. Moussa Sissoko keeps his place in midfield alongside Eric Dier, after playing a huge part in Spurs' victory over Inter Milan midweek and Chelsea last weekend. https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/1069216203833528320