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Thursday 31 October 2013

Have my shirt, Jose: The touching moment former Real Madrid men Ozil and Mourinho embrace after Chelsea's win at Arsenal. If beating Arsenal in their own backyard wasn't enough for Jose Mourinho, the Chelsea manager then capped a memorable night by walking off the Emirates turf with Mesut Ozil's shirt. Mourinho continued his impressive run against Arsene Wenger - which now sees him unbeaten in nine games against the Frenchman - after Chelsea swaggered to a 2-0 victory over the Gunners in the fourth round of the Capital One Cup. Ozil, who signed for Arsenal in a £42.5million deal during the closing hours of the transfer window and came on as a second-half substitute in his side's defeat, played under Mourinho at Real Madrid. Ozil revealed that Mourinho sent him a 'Welcome to London' message when he completed his move from Madrid to Arsenal in September. And it appears the Germany midfielder still shares a special bond with the self-proclaimed Special One after handing the Portuguese his strip following the final whistle. Ozil replaced Ryo Miyaichi after an hour at the Emirates but had little effect on the League Cup clash as Chelsea cruised to victory. THERE WAS A TIME WHEN MOURINHO GOT A BIT SHIRTY WITH OZIL... It hasn't always been hugs and shirt swaps between Mesut Ozil and Jose Mourinho as their relationship at Real Madrid became increasingly fractious last season. In a game against Deportivo, Ozil was taken off at half-time and his Real team-mates were not happy. Club captain and Spain standard-bearer Sergio Ramos even risked Mourinho’s wrath to stand up for his colleague, putting Ozil's No 10 shirt on under his own for the second half. Unfairly targeted: Ozil was taken off at half-time in this game against Deportivo La Coruna He felt Ozil was being unfairly targeted by Mourinho and if he scored was ready to rip off his shirt to dedicate the goal to his friend. When asked why he dropped Ozil, Mourinho said ‘Less playing time or less quality playing time? Because, the better the quality, the more playing time.’

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