Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason has revealed how he's been supported by Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech as he's recovered from his head injury.

Mason has been missing for four months since a collision with Chelsea defender Gary Cahill.

Cech suffered a similarly serious head injury when he was at Chelsea.

"He's been brilliant," says Mason, quoted by the Daily Mail. "I think he left it a week after the accident happened and then he chased up Rachel and was in regular contact with her, reassuring her that what I was going through was normal.

"And then he came to see us about six or seven weeks ago and everything he was describing I could relate to. Our injuries were slightly different but the process of recovery was very much the same, and to hear it from someone who has been through it, come back and had the career he has had was very encouraging.

"He's been in regular contact and has been back to see me again, and his support has been really valuable for my whole family. I can't speak highly enough of him. He's a top man."