Ozil's has been receiving massive criticism from various parties the latest being Piers Morgan 1, after Ozil along with a very few Arsenal players refused the new 12.5% pay cut proposed by the club 2, The players initially rejected the trending 30% pay cut and the 12.5% cut is the lowest I've read about from a club and I believed shouldn't have been a problem for any of the players, at least not the club's highest paid player.
1. https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1252477468860129281
Even though I didn't enjoy reading that news, after going over most of the comments on that tweet, I think it's fair to say that all of us can easily argue for both sides...1. https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/1252477468860129281
Will the performance of Liverpool is going to get impacted and in the end lose the title? 
I'm pretty sure the answer to that is "YES" but Liverpool wouldn't be the only affected team and I highly doubt they'll let the title slip this time.