Arsenal
legend Thierry Henry has had his say on the player branded 'the new Thierry
Henry' - Monaco striker Kylian Mbappe.
The
18-year-old has seven goals in eight starts with a further 10 substitute appearances
in Ligue 1 so far this term.
Henry also
started his playing career with Monaco before going on to star for Juventus,
Arsenal, Barcelona and New York Red Bulls.
But the
Gunners great is quick to acknowledge he doesn't agree with the tag Mbappe has
been given - instead urging him to be his own player.
"I’ve
met Mbappe and he’s a nice lad with a good head on his shoulders," he
wrote in his column in The Sun. "He is very respectful and quite quiet.
But give him the ball and he talks and he isn’t very nice anymore!
"He is
determined and never gives up. He is the talk of the town and has so much
talent. He has skills, goals, assists. He can do what he wants with the ball.
"I know
people have called him “the new Thierry Henry” but I don’t like those tags. He
needs to be him and just be the best he can be."
Mbappe will
likely feature from the bench as Monaco travel to the Etihad to face Manchester
City in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League tie on Tuesday evening.
And Henry
believes the Ligue 1 side could cause Pep Guardiola's men problems,
particularly midfielders Tiemoue Bakayoko, Fabinho and Thomas Lemar. (UKMirror)
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