Henry set for Arsenal goodbye

Thierry Henry wants to sign off on a high when his Arsenal loan spells ends with trip to face AC Milan in the Champions League.

Henry, 34, re-joined the north London club last month as part of temporary switch from New York Red Bulls during the Major League Soccer off-season.

He heads back to the US this week, but not before a first-leg clash with Serie A title holders Milan in the Champions League round of 16.

Henry scored the winning goal for Arsenal in their 2-1 English Premier League victory over Sunderland on Saturday.

When asked about the prospect of scoring one last time for Arsenal in Wednesday’s match at San Siro, Henry told The Independent: “I have not thought about it. I just want to help Arsenal on the night.”

“I am an Arsenal player for one more game. Milan is Milan. It is another type of game and it is never easy to win away in the Champions League.”

Henry said the pleasure of such an unexpected opportunity to extend his Arsenal career was yet to sink in.

“I will look back on it afterwards and see what happened,” he said.

“It has all been kind of unreal.”

Team-mate Aaron Ramsey praised the influence of the former France international, before saying Arsenal should aim to take the initiative in Milan.

“It’s been a fantastic period for (Henry), coming back to the club that he supports, and (he) has done so much for. It’s a great story for him so far,” Ramsey said.

“If we can go (to Milan) and get a few goals and then come back to the Emirates then that’s going to be a fantastic result for us. Hopefully, we can get a couple of goals and keep them out as well.