I didn’t expect Henry to be so important for us – Arsenal’s Wenger

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger admits he did not expect Thierry Henry to have such a big impact during his loan spell with the club.

The French veteran is set to make his final appearance for his beloved Gunners in tomorrow night’s Champions League Round of 16 first leg at AC Milan and Wenger says it will be sad to see him return to New York Red Bulls after adding three goals in six appearances to his already impressive tally for the North Londoners.

"We are all very sad to see him going and we didn't expect him to be so important for us when he signed,” Wenger told Sky Sports News.

"But he grew into the team very quickly and, of course, his talent on the pitch. He's still much sharper than I expected him to be after having been out in the States.

"I'm quite surprised because I expected him to have more health problems. He day he left top level European football because he was a bit concerned with his knee problems or tendons, but he's in very good shape."

 

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