Arsenal players Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac were the subjects of a carjacking in London yesterday.
CCTV footage has emerged of the incident in which the two players were targeted by a pair on mopeds who were armed with knives.
The thieves originally approached the players outside Kolasinac's house and attempted to steal a watch.
The footage then shows Ozil driving a Mercedes G-Class 4x4 along Golders Green Road in the north-west of the city alongside Kolasinac.
Kolasinac can then be seen getting out of the car and confront the pair while Ozil abandoned the vehicle in the middle of the road and made his way to nearby Turkish restaurant Likya for cover.
Footage of Sead Kolasinac appearing to fight off an attempted carjacking involving himself and Mesut Ozil has emerged.
Both players escaped unharmed. pic.twitter.com/wSxMNzVjqb
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Joint owner of the restaurant Yasmin Tahsiner told Sky News that the two footballers are regular customers - and said they had been pursued for 10 or 15 minutes.
Arsenal has confirmed that both players were unharmed in the incident which they say is a "private matter" and they have said it will not affect their pre-season training.
Scotland Yard said police were called to Platts Lane, NW3, shortly before 5pm on Thursday.
The force said: "It was reported that suspects on motorbikes had attempted to rob a man who was driving a car.
"The driver, along with his passenger, managed to get away unharmed and travelled to a restaurant in Golders Green, where they were spoken to by officers.
"There have been no arrests. Enquiries continue."
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