The striker is set to head back to the USA with the New York Red Bulls after his loan spell ends but states that team performance is more important than another goal for him
Thierry Henry has admitted that he is not thinking of personal glory as he looks forward to his last game in an Arsenal shirt, Wednesday's Champions League tie with AC Milan.
Henry is set to return to parent club New York Red Bulls after the match at San Siro, but says he is not thinking of scoring a goal against the Italian side, just helping his own team on the night.
"I have not thought about it," he told The Independent. "I just want to help Arsenal on the night.
"I am an Arsenal player for one more game. Milan is Milan. It is another type of game and it is never easy to win away in the Champions League."
Henry is the only player in the current Arsenal squad who appeared in their famous 5-1 victory over Inter Milan in 2003 and admits that the significance of rejoining the club hasn't quite sunken in yet,
"I will look back on it afterwards and see what happened. It has all been kind of unreal."
The importance hasn't been lost on the rest of the squad, however, with Aaron Ramsey praising the French striker before saying Arsenal should aim to take the initiative in Milan.
"It's been a fantastic period for [Henry] coming back to the club that he supports and has done so much for. It's a great story for him so far," he said.
"If we can go [to Milan] and get a few goals and then come back to the Emirates then that's going to be a fantastic result for us. Hopefully, we can get a couple of goals and keep them out as well."
After the weekend's victory against Sunderland in the Premier League, Arsenal are back into the Champions League places, and Ramsey admits it is a good feeling but says his side need to focus on the next game before thinking of anything else.
"It's nice to be level on points in fourth place and back in a Champions League place, where we want to be," he continued.
"We're going to take each game as it comes. Now we'll concentrate on the big game on Wednesday."
Henry is set to return to parent club New York Red Bulls after the match at San Siro, but says he is not thinking of scoring a goal against the Italian side, just helping his own team on the night.
"I have not thought about it," he told The Independent. "I just want to help Arsenal on the night.
"I am an Arsenal player for one more game. Milan is Milan. It is another type of game and it is never easy to win away in the Champions League."
Henry is the only player in the current Arsenal squad who appeared in their famous 5-1 victory over Inter Milan in 2003 and admits that the significance of rejoining the club hasn't quite sunken in yet,
"I will look back on it afterwards and see what happened. It has all been kind of unreal."
The importance hasn't been lost on the rest of the squad, however, with Aaron Ramsey praising the French striker before saying Arsenal should aim to take the initiative in Milan.
"It's been a fantastic period for [Henry] coming back to the club that he supports and has done so much for. It's a great story for him so far," he said.
"If we can go [to Milan] and get a few goals and then come back to the Emirates then that's going to be a fantastic result for us. Hopefully, we can get a couple of goals and keep them out as well."
After the weekend's victory against Sunderland in the Premier League, Arsenal are back into the Champions League places, and Ramsey admits it is a good feeling but says his side need to focus on the next game before thinking of anything else.
"It's nice to be level on points in fourth place and back in a Champions League place, where we want to be," he continued.
"We're going to take each game as it comes. Now we'll concentrate on the big game on Wednesday."
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