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Arsenal stars Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac spent today in hiding, as their team beat Newcastle 1-0 in a season opener they were forced to miss after being caught up in a vicious gang war. 

Knife-wielding London moped thugs tried to steal their watches in a terrifying attempted carjacking last month, prompting a rival gang of Eastern European gangsters to warn the pair were 'off limits'.

To show they would not be scared off their turf, the local gang responded by upping their threats and vowing to rob the players of 'everything they have'. Two men were arrested outside Ozil's house last week.