Sead Kolasinac fought off two armed men who attacked him and Mesut Ozil

Boxer Deontay Wilder praised the Bosnian defender's fighting technique

Heavyweight Wilder was particularly impressed with Arsenal star's footwork

Deontay Wilder has praised Sead Kolasinac's fighting style after watching the Bosnian fight off two armed attackers.

The Arsenal defender and team-mate Mesut Ozil were confronted by two men with a knife on a moped, but Kolasinac confronted them and forced them to flee.

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Wilder, the reigning WBC heavyweight champion, was particularly impressed by the left-back's speed and footwork during the incident.

Deontay Wilder felt Sead Kolasinac showed impressive skills in fighting off armed assailants

Kolasinac can be seen facing off one of the attackers who appears to be wielding a blade

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Wilder told The Sun: 'He's got a nice bounce to him, he's in and out.

'Wait until you see him throw a hook. We don't know what his technique is like, but his footwork… he's pretty mobile.

'We're going to have to work on him and make sure he doesn't load up before because he's very predictable and that makes him very vulnerable.

'He's got quick feet, we can work with that.'

Sead Kolasinac and Mesut Ozil were involved in a carjacking incident earlier this week

The pair were first confronted near Kolasinac's home in Childs Hill at 5pm on Thursday, with the gang targeted Ozil's car.

As the gang attacked them, Kolasinac fought them off before leaping into the vehicle as the attackers pursued on a moped.