Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech has offered Ryan Mason help in his recovery from a fractured skull - an injury he sustained over 10 years ago at Chelsea.

A collision with Reading's Stephen Hunt left Cech with a depressed fracture of his skull. He was out of action for over three months and worn a head guard ever since.

He can empathise with the road to recovery ahead of Mason, who fractured his skull while attempting to win a header against Chelsea defender Gary Cahill on January 22 at Stamford Bridge.

Arsenal stopper Petr Cech has said he will offer his help to Hull midfielder Ryan Mason

Mason is recovering after fracturing his skull in a Premier League match against Chelsea

'I offered him my support because I have experience in what he's going through, and I'm happy to share my experience if it helps him,' Cech said. 'The possibility to be able to offer him my experience, it was the first thing I had in my mind to do.

'I'm obviously glad that he's back home and that he's started his recovery process. Hopefully he will get well very soon.'

Cech said he will be around to offer Mason guidance where he needs it.

'When you're in this situation, you need people around you to help,' Cech said. 'Then you have someone who has the experience and can tell you, 'Don't worry about this, it's completely normal, and don't worry about that because I went through it too'.

'It can obviously help because you have a lot of doubts, a lot of questions and nobody seems to have the answer. You can have someone who went through that and they can tell you not to worry about it, it will just take time and that you can carry on doing what you're doing.

Cech sustained his head injury playing for Chelsea against Reading in 2004

Cech missed a little over three months with the injury and now wears a head guard

'You need your closest around you to help you when you don't feel right. It's a situation which not only involves the person who got injured, but also the people who are supporting him, the people around him like his family. Even for them it's a challenging situation.'

Mason has returned home after having emergency surgery at St Mary's Hospital.

In at statement he said: 'I would like to thank everyone for the overwhelming support that has been shown to both me and my entire family over the past week or so.

'It has been an emotional rollercoaster and I feel lucky to be alive, but I'm happy to say that I am now at home resting.'