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Unai Emery: Mesut Ozil, Sead Kolasinac 'Weren't Ready' to Play After Attack

Arsenal manager Unai Emery left Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac out of Sunday's Emirates Cup friendly with Lyon after the pair were the victims of an attempted carjacking at knifepoint on Thursday.

Emery omitted them from the squad that lost 2-1 to the Ligue 1 side at the Emirates Stadium.

Per The Independent's Jack Rathborn, the coach said the pair made their way to the Emirates on Sunday morning but "weren't ready to play."

He added:

"It's not a good moment to play because their mind is not now 100 per cent.