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Arsenal hero Pires: Henry deserves Premier League job

Arsenal hero Robert Pires wants to see former teammate Thierry Henry managing in the Premier League.

The 40-year-old was an assistant to Belgium boss Roberto Martinez at the World Cup as the Red Devils finished third in Russia.

Henry announced this week he was quitting punditry to focus on the management career.

Asked if he thought Henry would be a good manager, Pires replied: "Of course.

"I hope and I wish for Thierry. I'm very happy he left Sky. I sent him a message yesterday saying, 'Finally, you left'. Not because he's not a good pundit but I know Thierry.

"Now he can focus on the new job, on being a manager. I hope he will find the right club. I don't know if a chairman will give Thierry the opportunity but he will be a good manager.

"During the World Cup he was assistant to Roberto Martinez and did very well. If you ask all the Belgian players all of them, especially (Romelu) Lukaku, they say they learned from Thierry every day.

"Steven Gerrard and Thierry (going into management) is good news for football. We need some new faces on the bench.

"I don't know if they'll make a success, but these guys they have their badges, it's very important they're given an opportunity."

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