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Wenger calls for Taylor lifetime ban

Livid Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger called for Birmingham defender Martin Taylor to be banned for life after his horror tackle left Eduardo da Silva with a broken leg.

Eduardo was taken to hospital following the sickening challenge just three minutes into Saturday's Barclays Premier League game at St Andrews which finished 2-2.

"This guy should never play football again," he fumed. "What is he doing on the football pitch?"

He added: "I've gone along with the idea for a long time that to stop Arsenal, you have to kick Arsenal. I knew that was coming for a long time now."

Taylor was said to be "distraught" at the incident, with Blues boss Alex McLeish insisting the defender had no intention of hurting his opponent.

Of Eduardo's injury, Wenger added on Sky Sports News: "His injury is very, very bad.

"More than the season is over."

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