Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi has revealed he was star struck by Arsenal legend Thierry Henry during their time together at Barcelona.
Henry left Arsenal in 2007 after completing a £20million move to the Catalan giants, leaving the Emirates Stadium as the Gunners club's leading all-time league goalscorer with 174 goals and leading all-time goalscorer in European competitions with 42 goals. The French icon would go on to line-up alongside a young Messi, who was just breaking into the Barca first team as a regular starter.
During their time together at the Camp Nou, Messi and Henry won two La Liga titles, one Copa del Rey, the Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup, completing a historic treble-winning season in the 2008/09 season. Messi was able to learn from the likes of Henry, Samuel Eto'o and Zlatan Ibrahimovic but it was the Arsenal hero that he idolised most.
