Legendary Arsenal striker Thierry Henry has warned his former side about the ‘proper fight’ they will face against both Manchester clubs for the Premier League title.
The Gunners are enjoying their best campaign in recent years, after they finished fifth last season and have been without Champions League football since 2017. However, this season Mikel Arteta has revitalized the north London side, as they sit top of the Premier League and are believed to have one hand on the trophy.
Thierry Henry won two Premier League titles at Highbury, and is the Gunners leading goalscorer with 228 goals in all competitions. The Frenchman is enjoying his former side’s push for the title and says he hopes the squad are concentrating on momentum and not their recent dip in form.
The Premier League great said: “‘I’ve been there. You’re going to, during the season, have bad games, and it didn’t happen for little while. You’re not going to win for a week or two weeks, it will happen. It’s not how you fall, it’s how you go back on your feet and how you stand after that.”
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"They came to your place and beat you – can you now show that you can respond? Since the beginning of the season Man City was responding to what you were doing. Now, can you keep your composure?" #AFC pic.twitter.com/zM4XZ0tk3G
— Gunners (@Gunnersc0m) February 16, 2023
Manchester City have dominated the Premier League for the last five years, winning four out of the last five. However this season has been less convincing for the Blue side of Manchester, losing four league games so far which is more than their title challengers, Arsenal.
Thierry Henry played under Pep Guardiola during his time at Barcelona, meaning he understands why Arsenal fans might fear his Man City side. However, the 45-year-old hopes that supporters ‘keep dreaming’ as Mikel Arteta’s side are more than capable of dethroning the champions.
He said: “A lot of people will give the advantage to City because they’ve been there, because they’ve done it, because they have guys in the team that did it. But I’ve seen Leicester win it and nobody in that team knew what it was. So you need to keep on dreaming. You need to keep on believing you.”
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