Thierry Henry has made no secret of his admiration for young Arsenal duo Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka.
The Hale End academy graduates netted 21 Premier League goals between them last season, a hugely impressive record when you consider that Smith Rowe is only 22 years old while Saka is just 20. And the club's all-time record goalscorer Henry has heaped praise on the talented English duo during the Gunners' All or Nothing Amazon documentary.
"For me it’s unfair; it’s unfair to compare eras and it’s unfair to expect people to play the same way and I think Arsenal is evolving but the along the way do not lose what made you," the Frenchman said when discussing the current team. "People are talking about restoring the Arsenal DNA and the Arsenal DNA is to win or to compete to win, I’m talking about the attitude and the mentality, you should run, walk, breath, think, eat, sleep top four.
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"Also, Arsenal does represent the most for me, not just the stuff that we managed to win as a team but what it does represent in the community. Always the club of the people, the streets.
"Arsenal was one of the first teams to have black players so indeed represent the mass of the UK and how London and I hope the people of the club know who they’re playing for and where I can relate and identify myself with this team is with Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe because I can see on their forehead that it is written Arsenal Football Club.
"I can see how they talk, see how they run, see how they battle even when they miss something they score, they don’t score, I can see it is written Arsenal. Football. Club."
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