Thierry Henry: Arsenal legend was so fast he made Andy Gray look stupid vs Man Utd

Thierry Henry is arguably the greatest player to have ever graced the Premier League.

The Frenchman arrived at Arsenal in 1999 from Juventus as a relatively unknown winger for just £11 million.

He developed into one of the best strikers football has ever seen.

During his eight years at Arsenal, he scored 226 goals in 370 appearances, becoming the club’s all-time record goalscorer.

He led the north London club to two Premier League titles and two FA Cups.

He also helped the Gunners go the entire 2003/04 Premier League season unbeaten, a feat that hasn’t been repeated. His 30 goals in 37 league games that season was his best return in terms of goals.

Henry had everything you need to be a top-quality striker.

Strength, incredible movement, unnerving finishing ability and ridiculous pace. With or without the ball, Henry was almost always the fastest player on the pitch at any given time.

But sometimes, he was too quick for his own good.

That was the case when Arsenal travelled to Man Utd during the infamous ‘Battle of Old Trafford’ clash in September 2003.

We all know how it ended – Ruud van Nistelrooy smashing a late penalty against the crossbar and a scuffle breaking out afterwards.

But what you might have forgotten is an offside decision against Henry early in the match.

Dennis Bergkamp played in Henry, who appeared to be through on goal until a linesman’s flag stopped him in his tracks.

In co-commentary, Andy Gray criticised Henry for making the run too early.

“No need,” Gray said. “No need. He’ll be disappointed with himself. He just went too early. And when you’ve got the kind of pace that man possesses, you needn’t…”

However, replays showed that Henry was clearly onside and Gray looked a bit foolish.

“He’s in his own