And the Gunners boss also revealed he has held showdown talks with the out-of-favour German.
The Gunners get the chance to bounce back from their Crystal Palace nightmare when they take on Jurgen Klopp's side in their round of 16 clash.
With captain Granit Xhaka dropped from the squad just days after his X-rated outburst at Arsenal fans, Ozil could complete a remarkable turnaround.
In a press conference, Emery said: "That conversation this morning was because I wanted to listen about how he was thinking now to help us tomorrow.
"It was a very good conversation. Tomorrow he is in the group.
“We need his quality, his skill. We need his consistency. We need his positive mentality. Then we need him to help us on the pitch.
“I want now like in the pre-season, like a month ago, for him to help us on the pitch.”
The gaffer was then asked, with Xhaka not part of the party, whether Ozil could get the armband.
The Spaniard replied: "It depends. He could be yes.”
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