"The tackle was horrendous and I think this guy should never play football again. He has got nothing to do on a football pitch," Wenger said.

"I've seen some bad tackles but they're not always punished with broken legs. You only need to kill one person one time. You cannot accept that on a football pitch.

"I feel the idea that to stop Arsenal you have to kick them has been going around for a long time. I knew it was coming."

Birmingham manager Alex McLeish defended Taylor after watching his side snatch a 2-2 draw against the league leaders.

"Martin's distraught about the lad's injury," McLeish said. "It's certainly not in Martin Taylor's makeup at all to commit a malicious tackle."

Arsenal players looked distraught while Eduardo was receiving treatment with midfielder Cesc Fabregas most notably shaken up by the incident.

The tackle was deemed too horrific that even Sky television said they would not replay the incident.