A man has pleaded guilty to the attempted robbery of Arsenal stars Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac.

Ashley Smith has admitted trying to steal the watches of Ozil and Kolasinac, and will be sentenced on November 1.

A second man, Jordan Northover, has been charged over the incident and is due to appear before magistrates on Friday, October 4.

Kolasinac and Ozil were targeted by two men on a moped armed with knives during the incident, with both stars missing the beginning of the Premier League season after being given time to recover.

Kolasinac fought off the duo while Ozil was in the car with his wife Amine, before they fled to a restaurant nearby.

Restaurant owner Yasmin Tahsimer told the Mirror: "He called me while they were being chased and said 'come out, call the police please’'.

"When they were chasing Ozil's car they were throwing big bricks at it and using a Long metal pole. They damaged the car. The wives were inside and were frightened and scared.

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"We didn't at first of all understand what was happening, then we saw the motorbike passing and realised it was serious.

"They has been chased for about five or 10mins around Golders Green and Hampstead. It was frightening. They were throwing bricks at the car and had. A big metal pole.

"It happened outside Sead's house. He tried to defend himself. It was scary.

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"Incredibly, despite what the players went through, Yasmin said they were very calm explaining: They weren't shaken. They were fine. Sead is a hero."