Kante says Leicester must stop Arsenal playmaker Ozil

Leicester midfielder N'Golo Kante says it will take the whole team to stop Arsenal's Mesut Ozil in Sunday's Premier League showdown.

Ozil has been the star of Arsenal's title challenge this season, and he is one of the favorites for the Football Association's Player of the Year along with City's Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez.

Kante has played a vital role as a holding midfielder for the Foxes this season, and he will be a key man on Sunday in stopping Ozil from dictating play and creating chances.

"For me, he's a very good player," the Frenchman told Foxes Player. "I played against him in the first game (when Arsenal won 5-2 at the King Power Stadium in September) and I saw then that he was a very good player.

"But we are a team against Arsenal and it's the whole team - not just Ozil.

"The way we stop Mesut Ozil is as a team. He's a good player but only as a team can we stop him.

"I think it's an important game for us and for them (Arsenal). I hope it will be a good game but the pressure is on both teams I think. For us it's always the same. We try to give our best and if we can win, we try to win and that's our goal."