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Police arrest two men over Ozil and Sead Kolasinac security threats

Sead Kolasinac and Mesut Ozil were left out of the squad for Sunday's game against Newcastle

Two men have been arrested outside Mesut Ozil's house in connection with the security threats causing two Arsenal stars to miss their Premier League opener at Newcastle.

Ozil and team-mate Sead Kolasinac were the victims of an attempted car-jacking last month and the Gunners announced on Friday that both would not travel to Newcastle due to "further security incidents" that were being investigated by police.

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