Unai Emery believes that Mesut Ozil is still a "very important player" for his Arsenal side, despite reports of an argument between the two.
The German, who has recently retired from international football, didn't feature in last weekend's 3-1 win over West Ham United due to illness.
Newspaper speculation suggested that Ozil had a rift with his new boss, but Emery completely rubbishes those reports.
"Throughout my career, I have respect for the media, for newspaper, radio, TV, but there are a lot of people in the media and at not every moment is the information real," Emery said.
"It isn't true the news. It's easy for me to say it's not true, our one is true, and I need to be quiet or say it.
"For me, that is one thing; I don't stop during my career for everything that the news says about me or the players.
"But in this situation with Mesut Ozil it is clear, he is OK, he has the commitment we want, he is a very important player for us and we want to help him to give us the best performance in each match and each moment."
Arsenal will be looking to carry on their winning run following Emery's first win as the Gunners boss last weekend.
"The commitment is very good from each player and for that I am happy," Emery added. "There are positive things from the three matches and we are going to continue that, and also improve on the bad things.
"The players open their minds to watch the good things but also see the bad things and the mistakes and how we can improve.
"We need each match to continue what we are doing and to demand a high level. You have chances every match to show you're improving."
Arsenal travel to South Wales tomorrow afternoon, as they take on a Cardiff City side, determined to score their first goal of the season.
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