'Boom bam Arsenal!' - Mesut Ozil celebrates first ever hat-trick in 6-0 Ludogorets Champions League win

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Standard Sport20 October 2016

Mesut Ozil has achieved a lot in his career, but the Arsenal playmaker pushed the boundaries once again as he scored his first ever hat-trick in Wednesday night's 6-0 Champions League win against Ludogorets.

With Arsenal 3-0 up courtesy of goals from Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil helped himself to a second-half treble to ensure Arsene Wenger collected his 100th European victory as Gunners manager.

Ozil took home the match ball for the first time in his career, and the World Cup winner was soon on Twitter to reveal his delight at hitting another career milsetone.

The Germany international posted a picture on Twitter of himself in the Arsenal changing room with the match ball, adding: Boom Bam Arsenal! Brilliant team performance... & very happy about my first ever hattrick! #YaGunnersYa #WhatADay #AFCvLUD #UC".

Ozil's hat-trick took his tally for the season season to six - just two fewer than his best return since his move to the Premier League.

Wenger had said after Saturday’s win over Swansea that his record signing had shown he could “score when he wants” in training, and it appears that Ozil has taken his manager’s urging to convert more chances to heart.

“He looks like he has got a taste for scoring goals,” Wenger said.

“He goes more behind, before he liked only to come to the ball and provide.

“We want him to be a provider and a scorer; it looks like he is slowly moving to that better balance.”

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