Arsenal stars spread festive cheer with visits to children's hospitals

London; England: Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey were among a host of Arsenal stars who visited local hospitals in London this week to present gifts to sick children.

The squad split up across the capital, as Ramsey and Ozil were joined at the Whittingham Hospital in Archway by Mathieu Debuchy, Laurent Koscielny, Kieran Gibbs, Mathieu Flamini and Per Mertesacker.

Meanwhile, Wojciech Szczesny, Mikel Arteta, Calum Chambers, Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain visited the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead.

Arsene Wenger's side go to Liverpool on Sunday hoping to make it six wins from seven games in all competitions and the Arsenal chief says his side won't be scarred from the memories of last season's 5-1 defeat.