Arsenal attacking midfielder Mesut Ozil has spoken about what he went through during the recent carjacking saga.

Ozil and his Arsenal teammate Saed Kolasinac were victims of an incident that also involved his wife Amine.

They were attacked by armed robbers and were lucky to escape with their lives.

"My wife wanted to get away immediately. She didn't feel safe," Ozil told The Athletic.

"Even if I let our dogs into the garden and went out with them she would say, 'Come in, come in, stay in the house!'. She was very concerned.

"Something like this has never ­happened to us before. She told me — and Sead's wife told him — let's go back to our families, to be safe and let everything calm down.

"It was a bad couple of weeks but never made me want to leave London permanently. Now, even for my wife, everything is OK.

"I returned to training and my football was fine but my mind was always at home with my wife. She was alone in our house and you never know what happens. So I was thinking, 'OK, just train and go back to your wife'."