Aston Villa signing Robbie Keane hopes to match the success of Thierry Henry at Arsenal.

Keane, like Henry, has returned to the Premier League on-loan from MLS.

He has linked up with Villa until the end of February and is in contention to play in Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash at Everton.

The 31-year-old said: "Can I do a Thierry Henry? I hope so. It would be great to do that.

"It was written that he was always going to come back and score on his return to Arsenal.

"Good luck to him, he is obviously a legend at Arsenal. If I can do something like that in the six (league) games, and help the team, that is great."

Keane is aiming to start against the Toffees after two weeks' full training with former club Tottenham and now Villa.

He said: "Of course, every player wants to be starting, I'm no different.

"I'll be trying my best to make a big impact and help the team push forward up the table.

"If I can pass my experience and knowledge on to the younger players and help this team, then great."