A man was assaulted during an attempted robbery in Irvine.

At around 2.15am on Friday a 21-year-old was walking along Neil Avenue in Irvine when two men ran up behind him and knocked him to the ground.

They attempted to go through his pockets, but when the victim managed to get to his feet they ran off, heading towards Livingstone Terrace.

The first suspect is white, 6ft, with black hair and wearing a grey Nike hoodie and grey jogging bottoms.

The second is white, 6ft and wearing a black and white horizontal striped Fred Perry hoodie, grey jogging bottoms and white shoes.

Emergency services were called and the victim was treated by paramedics at the scene.

Detective constable Lynsey Menzies from Saltcoats CID said: "This was an opportunist attack on an innocent young man and thankfully he was not seriously hurt.

"I would appeal to anyone who witnessed a disturbance, or noticed two men matching the above descriptions, to please come forward."

Anyone with information is asked to contact Saltcoats CID via 101, quoting incident number 0341 of Friday, June 1, 2018.

Alternatively, charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111.