The German midfielder scored Arsenal's third goal of the evening, proving to be quite useful as the Gunners prevailed despite Xhaka's red card.

Mesut Özil joined a very exclusive list today, as he managed to celebrate his 28th birthday with a stunning left-footed volley against Swansea City.

Alexis Sánchez found the German midfielder all alone inside the Swans' box, and all Özil needed to do was to hit the ball as hard as he could. His left-footed rocket touched the roof of the net, and kicked off all celebrations for Arsenal fans at Emirates Stadium.

The German ace scored his third goal this season, and even if he wasn't able to hand out any assists today, he joined one of his team-mates in what could be considered a curiosity for this season.

After such an impressive performance, fans sent Özil their best wishes for his birthday, and these were their best comments for today's birthday boy.

Being an avid Twitter user, Özil couldn't resist celebrating today's win with his followers.