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Daily Mirror
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Josh O'Brien

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger "knew" horror Eduardo leg break was coming for a "long time"

Few Arsenal fans will ever forget the afternoon of February 23, 2008 at a rain-soaked St Andrews in a game marred by one of the nastiest injuries seen on a football pitch in this country.

It marks the day that Eduardo da Silva 's career changed forever, as the Gunners striker suffered irreparable damage after a hefty challenge from Birmingham's Martin Taylor.

Jonathan Pearce's BBC commentary was enough to paint a picture of an incident that some still view as the standalone reason which derailed the Gunners' 07/08 season.

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