Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil claims that he has finally adapted to English football and is feeling fresh after conditioning his body accordingly.

The German international missed three months of action due to a knee injury in the first half of the season but returned to be a key part of Arsene Wenger's Gunners side.

In an interview with the Arsenal magazine, World Cup-winner Ozil explained: "Here, the season is very long and with many games. You have to play in midweek too and without a winter break.

"As a player, that's something you have to get used to. In my first season, not having a winter break meant that I could notice my body becoming a bit tired.

"I had the World Cup (with German) after my first season here. It was such a great time but when I came back, the fitness coach said that even though I felt fit, the freshness was missing.

"I continued to give everything to help the team and that's how I got my injury.

"That was a really bitter time because I missed football but it's an experience you have to go through as a player.

"My aim was always to come back stronger and, thanks to God, everything worked out."