Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has been named new coach of AS Monaco.

Henry replaces Leonardo Jardim, who was sacked by the Ligue 1 side on Thursday.

Henry started his career at Monaco, and has been working as assistant to Belgium boss Roberto Martinez.

He has signed a deal until June 2021 and said on Monaco's website: "I am very happy to come back to Monaco and extremely determined to meet the challenges ahead.

"In the first place, I thank AS Monaco for giving me the opportunity to coach the team of this club so special to me.

"I cannot wait to meet the players to start working together. "

Jardim had led Monaco to the French title in 2017.