On Saturday, Mesut Özil will become the first player in Premier League history to take to the pitch in laceless boots.

The new and innovative boots were developed for the midfielder by his official sponsors, the German sportswear and equipment supplier Adidas.

Known as the ACE 16+ PureControl boots, Adidas also gifted pairs to Barcelona's Ivan Rakitić and Real Madrid's James Rodríguez, but Özil will be the first player to wear the revolutionary footwear in an official match, and not just a training situation.

Rakitić has reportedly branded the Ace 16+ boots the 'best he’s ever worn', whilst Özil - after posting an enthusiastic selfie of him and the PureControl concept on Instagram last November - revealed that he never liked laces anyway.