‘I had to fight my emotions when I returned’

Eduardo will always be a firm favourite among our fans.

The Croatia forward joined us in 2007 and battled back from a career-threatening injury to score 20 goals in 67 appearances for us, before leaving for Shakhtar Donetsk at the end of the 2009/10 season.

Eduardo returned to Emirates Stadium with the Ukrainian side the following season, scoring a late consolation in our Champions League group-stage win, and says he will never forget that evening in N5.

“I felt like I should have never left Arsenal and I felt very emotional in that game,” he told Arsenal Player. “I was nearly crying when I came back, so I had to try to fight with my emotions inside because it was a very nice reception from…