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Mesut Ozil showed his class on Tuesday night - on and off the pitch.

Having played a starring role in the 2-0 win against Sunderland at the Emirates, the Arsenal star then turned his attentions towards making the night even more memorable for one special young supporter.

Charlie, an 11-year-old Gunners fan, has been suffering from a bran tumour for the past two years and has just suffered a relapse.

He is set to undergo more surgery on his brain so the charity My Shining Star started a social media campaign to get the youngster an invite to the FA Cup final.

Ozil - Charlie’s favourite player - saw the campaign and instead of waiting for Wembley, invited him to last night’s Premier League clash as a special guest.

And the former Real Madrid man ensured it was a night his No.1 fan would never forget.

After letting Charlie and his family watch the victory from the comfort of his private box, he then brought him down to meet the team after the three points had been secured.

Ozil then led the starstruck Gunners supporter out on the hallowed pitch at the Emirates while taking him on a guided tour around the ground.

He posed for pictures on the turf, even giving Charlie the man of the match trophy he had been awarded by Sky Sports for his dazzling performance against the Black Cats.

My Shining Star posted an emotional message to Ozil and Arsenal on its Facebook page after the game, saying: “Thank you so much to Arsenal and to Mesut Ozil and his amazing agent for giving Charlie, a little boy with a brain tumour, the VIP treatment he deserves.

“One very emotional mum has told me that Mesut even gave Charlie his man of the match trophy tonight. My heart is pounding, so emotional for Charlie and Jo, his lovely mum. Charlie got his dream.

“Thank you to every single person that shared our posts and tweets for Charlie, it means more than you will ever ever know.”

Ozil took to social media himself to share a touching picture of him walking through the tunnel hand in hand with Charlie at the Emirates, saying: “Well deserved home win.

“What a luck we could make a young lad happy tonight. #YaGunnersYa #Charlie #Gooner.”

My Shining Star is a charity set up to help childhood cancer families - to make a donation follow this link