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Thierry Henry celebrates return to Arsenal by scores winning goal
Warming up, and then stripping down to his kit, enlivened the supporters and he came on to roars in the 68th minute.
“He is a special player. He warmed up motivated, with an immense desire to do well,” Wenger said. “But he would still have felt some pressure. He is a proud player.”
Henry had seen little of the ball by the time he seized on Alex Song‘s through-ball and applied a deadly finish, repeating the shot he made his own in his first spell.
United States midfielder Stuart Holden, who plays for Bolton in the Premier League, tweeted “I knew it hahah! Henry take a bow, how many times have we seen that finish???”
Wenger agreed.
“When he got in this position, I thought, ‘That’s your angle,'”Wenger said. “He doesn’t force the shot and still made it look easy. That was the Thierry Henry finish.”
The victory secured Arsenal a home match against Aston Villa in the fourth round. Henry may yet inspire the club to end a seven-year trophy drought stretching back to an era he made his own.
Copyright 2012. The Associated Press
