Mesut Ozil is not ruthless enough and has cost Arsenal win at Watford, blasts Martin Keown who also claims German will 'surely be gone' in January

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Martin Keown has slammed Mesut Ozil for not being ruthless enough and costing Arsenal all three points in their defeat at Watford.

The midfielder came off the bench for the injured Danny Welbeck in the second half before wasting a golden opportunity to fire the Gunners into a 2-0 lead after failing to score with just Heurelho Gomes to beat.

Seconds later Watford equalised through a controversial penalty but Ozil then crucially failed to close down in the midfield during stoppage time in the build up to Watford's winning goal.

Mesut Ozil came on as a substitute for the final 29 minutes while Arsenal were leading 1-0

But Ozil missed a chance to double that lead before Watford hit back to score twice, including in stoppage time as Tom Cleverley celebrates scoring the winning goal

Sportsmail's Keown was furious with the Germany international, whose contract expires next summer, and as well as pinning the blame on the 28-year-old questioned his future in the side as well as his effort for the team.

'I feel he (Ozil) was at fault for the late goal conceded,' the former Arsenal defender told BT Sport.

'I don't know whether there is a future for him now in this Arsenal team and I know it looks like I'm coming for him all the time but he really should have finished the game off.

Sportsmail's Martin Keown believes Mesut Ozil will 'surely be gone in January'

Ozil reacts at the end of the game at Vicarage Road as Watford players celebrate their win

'The top players are ruthless and they don't play for fun. I don't know if he's got that ruthlessness in his make-up. That ball has got to be in the back of the net (speaking on missed chance).

'That should be game over, Arsenal have won the game. People might think i'm coming for him but you've got to be clinical in those situations. Is he really bothered there?

'He's just missed an opportunity to win the game for Arsenal and everything that happens afterwards wouldn't have happened. I don't know if he cares enough or not but he's certainly not ruthless enough.

'There's only one outcome isn't there? When it comes to January surely Ozil will be gone.'

Defeat for the Gunners still leaves them without an away Premier League win this term and down in sixth in the table - nine points off Manchester City in the title race. 

Arsene Wenger's side started well at Vicarage Road, opening the scoring through a Per Mertesacker header.

But Watford equalised from the penalty spot with 19 minutes left after Hector Bellerin was harshly adjudged to have brought down Richarlison before Tom Cleverley pounced on a loose ball inside the box to smash the winner in the second minute of stoppage time.

Ozil started on the bench at Watford but made little impact after appearing in the second half