Mesut Ozil could yet feature at Liverpool as Arsene Wenger gives him time to recover from illness.

Arsene Wenger will make a late decision on Mesut Ozil's fitness on Saturday 

The German has been struggling with an illness ahead of the trip to Liverpool 

Wenger admits that Ozil is one of many players to 'owe' a performance 

He travelled with the rest of the Arsenal squad to Merseyside on Friday

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Arsene Wenger will make a late decision on Mesut Ozil's availability for Arsenal's clash at Liverpool.

The playmaker has been struggling with an illness that forced Wenger to send him home from training on Wednesday, but Sportsmail understands Ozil did travel with his team-mates up to Merseyside on Friday.

If he plays, his manager says Ozil and his team-mates owe Arsenal a 'big performance'. 

Mesut Ozil could still feature for Arsenal against Liverpool on Saturday despite recent illness

Ozil's performances in games against England's and Europe's elite, particularly away from home, have left much to be desired.

Supporters and members of the Gunners coaching staff have noticed it.

'Does he owe us a big performance in this game? Everybody owes us a performance,' said Wenger.

'I don't want to make a debate about one player before a game like this. It's not Ozil alone who will win us the game. It's a strong team performance.

'If you play for Arsenal, you always owe us a performance. You cannot say you want to play for Arsenal and not perform.

'Is it a confidence problem (with Ozil)? I'm not a psychiatrist but I think confidence plays a part.

Ozil is understood to have travelled to Merseyside with his Gunners team-mates on Friday

'Ozil is a guy who, when you speak about parking the bus, if you want to park the bus then you lose Ozil.

'He is a guy who needs possession and with possession he is a marvellous player. I think he has been a bit analysed a lot.'

Wenger believes one of the reasons behind Ozil's slump is the absence of Santi Cazorla.

The Arsenal boss said: 'He suffered a lot from the loss of [Santi] Cazorla because Cazorla in deep midfield, can get you out of pressure, gets the ball played through to a player who is higher up and then Ozil is a player who, with the timing of the pass, with the ball at the right moment, can always do damage.

'He had 17 or 18 assists last year, he has less this year, but his numbers dropped since we had less collective possession in deep midfield, providing less ammunition for the high midfield.'