Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil believes Germany teammate Bastian Schweinsteiger is being unfairly judged following his move to Manchester United.

Debate has raged as to whether Schweinsteiger's 31-year-old body can hold up to the demands of the Premier League after he left boyhood club Bayern Munich for United in July.

Schweinsteiger — yet to complete a full match as a United player — produced a classy second-half cameo as Louis van Gaal's men qualified for the UEFA Champions League group stage via a 4-0 second-leg win at Club Brugge.

Ozil is in no doubt that the Germany captain will silence his critics over the course of the season.

"The drastic interim judgment in [the] English press is not fair towards him," Ozil told Germany's Sport 1. "He certainly needs some time to adjust to Premier League. Just allow him a bit of time.

"Basti has shown the whole world at the World Cup what a leader he is, most of all in the final. Whenever the English media writes about Bastian, they put a World Cup winner before his name. He's now the German world champion who should make the difference for United."