Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is urging his young strikers to fill Thierry Henry's boots.

Wenger has called on young striking talents Emmanuel Adebayor, Robin van Persie and Theo Walcott to prove they can fill the void left by Henry's summer departure to Barcelona.

He said: "There are some players like Van Persie, Adebayor and Walcott who need to raise their game when you have a big departure.

"They want to prove to me they have the quality. I believe it and I want them to express it. I am convinced we have the quality and, with great belief, we can do very well. That will decide our season.

"When you lose a world-class player you can only try to get your team to a level where you can compete again. What it means is some of the other players have to stand up for more responsibility.

"We want them to create an efficiency in our attacking play and replace the 25 goals that Thierry Henry gave us every season.

"They will have to share the responsibilities. We can compensate by focusing more on team play and not relying too much on one individual."