Eduardo must win the mind game, insists Wenger

ARSENE WENGER feels the biggest test for Eduardo will be overcoming the “psychological hurdle” as he fights towards a first-team comeback after almost a year out with a broken leg.

Eduardo featured for the reserves in Tuesday’s 2-0 win over Portsmouth, playing the opening half, Although the Croatia striker, who felt a slight twinge in his hamstring after his run-out, has targeted a return to Wenger’s squad “in two weeks”, Wenger is reluctant to put a specific time frame on his recovery.

The 25-year-old, signed from Dinamo Zagreb for £7.5m (€8m) in July 2007, spent part of his rehabilitation in his native Brazil following the tackle by Birmingham’s Martin Taylor at St Andrews in February.