Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says the successful comebacks of Thierry Henry and Manchester United's Paul Scholes is down to pure talent.

The pair will face-off on Sunday at Emirates stadium.

"First of all what you say here is that they are two exceptional talents," he told Arsenal Player. "An average player at that age is 'bye bye'.

"But you speak here about two players who had a big impact on the Premier League throughout their whole career and who were two world-class players.

"They are a little bit less quick, a little bit less resistant to multiple efforts but when they have the ball at their feet they can still do the damage.

"They do not need two tries to kill you, one is good enough for them. We have seen that with Henry against Leeds and with Scholes against Bolton. That means they can still have an impact in the game."