Football: ‘Henry is the main threat’

MILAN: Robin van Persie may have been the hotshot in the English Premier League throughout 2011 and is the top-scorer so far this season but AC Milan centre-back Thiago Silva is more worried about veteran Thierry Henry. The Brazilian will be tasked with trying to keep Arsenal’s vivacious forwards at bay during the Champions League second-round, first-leg fixture at the San Siro tonight. The 34-year-old Henry, on loan from the New York Red Bulls, has scored three goals in the last six weeks – including two winners – lastly on Saturday at Sunderland. “He’s a player who’s had a great history not just with Arsenal but also with France,” said Silva. “If you give him a little space he will certainly score, he has incomparable quality.”

Published in The Express Tribune, February 15^th, 2012.