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Mesut Ozil gave Arsenal fans a glimpse of his creative talents in a comfortable 3-1 Premier League win at Sunderland yesterday.
Arsenal threw £42 million (HK$515 million) Ozil into the fray for his debut at Sunderland and he set up the opener for Olivier Giroud after just 11 minutes before Aaron Ramsey continued his excellent form by scoring twice in the second half.
Ramsey was quick to hail Ozil's impact, saying: "You've seen what he is all about, slipping those balls in, he has one of highest assist-rates in Europe and he is going to create a lot of opportunities for us."
Meanwhile, Manchester City's glittering frontline misfired in a goalless stalemate at Stoke City.
"We made them look quite ordinary today," Stoke boss Mark Hughes, who was fired by City in 2009, said. "In terms of chances and general play, we were always looking positive.
"It was just a shame we didn't take our chances. Box to box we were excellent but we needed that killer instinct."
In the early kick-off, a lacklustre Manchester United required a fortuitous penalty converted by Robin van Persie and a late free kick by Wayne Rooney to overcome 10-man Crystal Palace 2-0.

	It looks like a sumo wrestler’s headband

	MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER DAVID MOYES, ON STAR STRIKER WAYNE ROONEY
United manager David Moyes earned his first victory at Old Trafford but only after promoted Palace had midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi sent off for a 43rd-minute foul on Ashley Young that proved to be the turning point in the match.
Van Persie slotted home the resulting penalty, even though the foul was committed outside the box, and Rooney - wearing a thick, black headband to cover a deep gash to his forehead sustained two weeks ago - completed an uninspiring win in the 81st minute.
"We could have done with scoring more goals," Moyes said. "But I thought we were dominant from the first whistle. I don't think the result was ever in doubt."
After a draw with Chelsea and defeat at Liverpool, the result at least got United back to winning ways after making their worst start to the season in five years.
Palace barely had a chance but United were far from fluent in front of former manager Alex Ferguson, who watched on from the directors' box to pile even more pressure on Moyes. And the groans were audible from United fans before the debatable refereeing decision by Jon Moss, which ruined the promoted visitors' hopes of taking anything back to London.
Young, who had already been booked for diving, fell easily under the challenge of Dikgacoi after seizing on a sloppy pass across the face of Palace's penalty area by Mile Jedinak. Not only was the challenge outside the area, there looked to be minimal contact on Young, who ran across the path of Dikgacoi.
"I literally can't afford it so I can't say a word [about the penalty decision]," said Palace manager Ian Holloway, who has already been fined this season for complaining about refereeing calls. "I'll let everyone else judge it."
With Palace's players still aggrieved and Dikgacoi already headed down the tunnel, Van Persie sent the goalkeeper the wrong way for his third goal of the season and the tension lifted around the stadium.
Rooney missed England's two recent World Cup qualifiers with a head injury sustained in a training-ground collision but returned to action and waved to the crowd after grabbing his first goal of the season, indicating all is well after a summer of upheaval when he was linked with a move to Chelsea.
"It looks like a sumo wrestler's headband," Moyes said, laughing. "He tired a bit in the second half but I thought he was great in everything that he did.
"I wanted him to get 90 minutes under his belt which is important with the busy week we have coming up."
Tottenham's Gylfi Sigurdsson scored twice as they beat Norwich 2-0, while Newcastle's Hatem Ben Arfa scored one and created another in a 2-1 win at Aston Villa. Hull against Cardiff and Fulham against West Brom both ended 1-1.
Associated Press, Reuters


Mesut Ozil makes impressive debut as Arsenal beat Sunderland 3-1

Arsenal's new signing Mesut Ozil controls the ball on his way to setting up his side's first goal in the 3-1 win against Sunderland. Photo: AFP

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New signing takes just 11 minutes to show why he's worth HK$500m as he sets up Arsenal's opening goal in victory against Black Cats


Mesut Ozil gave Arsenal fans a glimpse of his creative talents in a comfortable 3-1 Premier League win at Sunderland yesterday.


Mesut Ozil makes impressive debut as Arsenal beat Sunderland 3-1

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}New signing takes just 11 minutes to show why he's worth HK$500m as he sets up Arsenal's opening goal in victory against Black Cats

New signing takes just 11 minutes to show why he's worth HK$500m as he sets up Arsenal's opening goal in victory against Black Cats