Mesut Ozil faces being permanently blacklisted in China as TV commentators refused to name him during Arsenal’s 2-0 victory over Manchester United last week.

The 31-year-old has been criticised by the country after drawing attention to the plight of Uighur Muslims in the Far East.

getty images 1 Mesut Ozil, right, appears to have been blacklisted by China

PPTV, which streams all Premier League matches in China, even dropped games featuring the Gunners during Christmas.

They did, however, resume their usual service after the festive period came to a close, but they have refused to acknowledge Ozil ever since, The Times report.

Commentators on the streaming channel did not mention his name once during the New Year’s Day clash at the Emirates, even when running through the team line-ups prior to kick off.

There are die-hard followers of the game in China who believe this ban will never be lifted from Ozil.

Jokes have appeared on fans’ forums stating Ozil has been 404’d — a reference to the Google error message 404 which comes up when a webpage no longer exists.

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