Schalke youth guru Norbert Elgert has hailed Arsenal pair Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac.

Elgert acted as a key mentor to the pair as they came through at S04.

On Kolasinac, he told Sky Sports: “Seo is a very strong guy with so much power and a great athlete, especially his capability to use his body to help his own team and dominate his opponents. Then, like now, he was a big winner with a good mentality. He always wants to be the best but he also has that team first mentality which is so important in my philosophy. With Seo, you have a real friend."

And regarding Ozil, he added: "Mesut was a little bit shy as a young boy but he had great confidence in his ability. He is a fantastic player with game intelligence, vision, awareness and technique. He is always scanning the pitch and establishes the mental picture very quickly. Mesut is also a very good character and because of this I am very proud of him. He is confident but never arrogant."