Cazorla officially signed a contract extension with Arsenal, the club's official site reports.

Cazorla has been in fine form this season, and will be heavily relied upon in the short term, with Mesut Ozil (hamstring), Jack Wilshere (ankle), and Aaron Ramsey (thigh) all sidelined with injuries.

Although Cazorla is dealing with an undisclosed illness, he played the final 21 minutes in Sunday's FA Cup victory over Liverpool.

Cazorla didn't factor in the scoring, though he was active in a handful of sequences. In any event, he doesn't appear any worse for wear.

Cazorla will be out of action Sunday against Liverpool due to illness, according to the Daily Mail.

Cazorla is recovering from the illness in bed, and Arsenal has not yet set a return date for the midfielder.

Cazorla picked up an assist in Sunday's 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace, setting up Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's first of two goals.

Make it four goals and an assist for Cazorla over the past six starts. The Gunners aren't exactly scorching the nets of late - they haven't hit the three-goal mark since late December - but Cazorla's been a factor more often than not.

Cazorla's left-footed strike in the 52nd minute helped Arsenal to a 2-2 draw at Southampton on Tuesday.

Cazorla now has five markers in five matches; he's been as reliable as anyone on the squad for the last three weeks.

Cazorla came off the bench and added a late goal in Friday's 4-0 victory over Coventry City in FA Cup play.

Talk about having your cake and eating it, too - Cazorla was able to rest and score in the same fixture. He now has four goals in four games, and will be relied upon as the Gunners shift back to Premier League play.

Cazorla scored two goals in the second half, one with each foot, to steer Arsenal past Fulham on Saturday.

Cazorla wasn't in the sharpest form around the turn of the new year, but he's woken up nicely of late. With Theo Walcott out for the season, Cazorla's revivial is much appreciated.