Arsenal rely on Ozil flair as Wilshere woes pile up ahead of crucial Dortmund game In a world where Jack Wilshere never got injured, he would be alongside Mesut Ozil in Arsenal’s midfield this evening and facing him at Wembley in 13 days. Sadly for Wilshere, he is out of this tantalising Champions League clash against Borussia Dortmund with an ankle injury and may yet be forced out of England’s prestige friendly against Germany. There will be another assessment on Wilshere’s susceptible left ankle on Thursday, but discussions between Roy Hodgson’s medical department have already taken place with Arsenal’s physios. It doesn’t sound promising. Wenger said: ‘I will know more on Thursday when he will have another test. If that is not successful he will definitely be out for Sunday against Manchester United. If he is out for Sunday, then he will definitely be out for England as well.’ It left Wenger to talk about those who were fit to travel to Dortmund for this challenging Group F clash against last season’s beaten finalists. Ozil is one of them and Wenger believes he can break into the Lionel Messi/Cristiano Ronaldo cartel to battle for the right to be regarded as the best player on the planet. The Germany midfielder, who has scored three times since his £42.5m move from Real Madrid in September, is one of 23 nominees for FIFA’s prestigious Ballon d’Or award. Wenger added: ‘Ozil is not one of the favourites this year, but in the future he can win it. ‘What he has brought to the team is exceptional technical quality. His vision and his desire to play collectively with other players is very strong. He is a player who has only one master and that is the football. 'He does what the game demands and that is something that all the great players have.’ It’s an ambitious target to set a player, but Ozil’s unique skills can turn tight situations in their favour. They will need him to perform against Jurgen Klopp’s team. Arsenal will run out in front of the Sudtribune, home of the legendary Yellow Wall where 25,000 Dortmund fanatics are stationed, to meet German football’s form team. They have a 100 per cent record at home this season and tuned up for Arsenal’s visit with a 6-1 victory over Stuttgart on Friday evening. As usual Robert Lewandowski, who scored the winner for Dortmund at the Emirates two weeks ago, was in on the action. He scored a hat-trick, the fourth of his career with Die Borussen. Wenger said: ‘Usually at home Lewandowski is dangerous, but it’s down to us to have the ball. That is the best way to keep them quiet. If we leave the ball to Dortmund, a player like Lewandowski will be dangerous.’ So, too, are Arsenal. They were lifted by the manner of their victory over Liverpool on Saturday, putting away one of their title rivals with an assured performance at the Emirates. They are also unbeaten in 14 away games since that epic night in Munich when they stunned the eventual winners last March by winning 2-0 in the Allianz-Arena. ‘Maybe we didn’t have the same belief at home because we failed to win a few big home games and there was a bit of scepticism,’ added Wenger. They are bursting with belief now, convinced they can put a spike in a record of wins at this 81,000-capacity stadium this season that reads: 2-1, 1-0, 6-2, 5-0, 3-0, 1-0, 6-1. Klopp was measured on Tuesday, slipping on the game face after his entertaining analogies that compared his side with a heavy metal band and Arsenal with an orchestra. This is the serious stuff and he has already shown his players a video of Arsenal’s remarkable victory against last season’s champions. ‘This will be a great fight and there will be a lot of man-on-man tackles,’ said Klopp. ‘It will be tough for Lewandowski against Mertesacker and Koscielny. He will have to impose his game.’ Beyond that, it is shaping up to be a classic.