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Your support makes all the difference.German newspaper Bild have given Arsenal and Germany star Mesut Ozil their worst possible rating for his performance in the 2-0 defeat against Borussia Dortmund.
Ozil was widely criticised for his part in the Gunners' defeat and earned just 4/10 in The Independent's ratings, the worst score from any player on either team.
But the German paper have gone a step further, giving Ozil six - while that might seem like a high rating Bild operate a different system than is familiar to British fans.
The paper ranks from one to six with one being 'world class' and six representing a player who 'didn't earn his money'.
A score of two is strong, three average, four sufficient and five weak.
Kieran Gibbs, Danny Welbeck and Wojciech Szczesny were the highest scorers, both with three, while five players - Laurent Koscielny, Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey, Alexis Sanchez - all scored fives.
Bild were obviously impressed with Dortmund's performance as Ciro Immobile, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Kevin Grossgreutz all scored one, and no player dropped below a two.
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