Arsenal striker Eduardo da Silva is adamant he hasn't heard from Birmingham City defender Martin Taylor since their horror incident last year.

Eduardo told The Sun: "Some friends told me he was saying he'd spoken to me - but he never did. I've never met him.

"And someone at Arsenal received an email from him when I played for the reserves at Barnet a short while back and it said he was pleased I was playing again.

"I have received lots of mail from other people. I've had around 25,000 emails - from Croatia, Brazil and England - wishing me a speedy recovery and I've had letters by the sackful.

"But he's never sent anything directly to me."