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Ex-Man City winger Barnes offers to help Arsenal's Walcott

Former Manchester United and Manchester City winger Peter Barnes wants the chance to work with Arsenal star Theo Walcott.

Barnes, one of the great exponents of wing play, reckons he could improve Walcott's game - and would tell him to stick to what he knows best.

He told the Daily Star Sunday: "I hear Theo wants to be a striker and his idol was Thierry Henry. Well forget it. He is never going to be Thierry Henry.

"If I was Roy Hodgson I would say to Theo, 'Play on the right wing and have one thing in your mind - drop past the full-back, get your crosses in or cut inside and shoot'. End of. That's his job.

"He's got blistering pace and if he cuts inside he will get penalties because he's quick. I'd only need five minutes with him to make him a better player.

"I would be saying, 'You're a right winger son - not a centre forward. Play right wing - play to your strengths'."

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