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Eduardo is unfazed by boo-boys, says Slaven Bilic

Slaven Bilic claims Eduardo will face the boo-boys at Wembley tonight with a clean conscience despite UEFA's decision to ban him for diving.

The Arsenal striker was handed a two-match suspension after being found guilty of "deceiving the referee" in the Gunners' Champions League victory over Celtic at Emirates Stadium.

Eduardo was booed when coming on as a second-half substitute in last weekend's 2-1 defeat at Manchester United and is expected to experience a similar reception tonight.

But Croatia manager Bilic insists the 26-year-old will be unaffected and said: "It happened to him at Old Trafford. We spoke on the phone, and it was all clear. Nothing. It is not a problem.

"Eduardo is a complete man, a complete person. He's great as a player, great as a person, great as a brother. He's complete. I can say it because I've known him since he was 17. So I know.

"When you know you are right, the things that anyone writes or says about you can't harm you at all.

"It can only motivate you more. He knows that he is 100 per cent, horizontally, vertically, diagonally, honest.

"Of course, I've spoken with him. I speak every day. He knows that he did nothing wrong."

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