Thierry Henry Reveals What He Told Bukayo Saka As They Shared Pitchside Hug Before West Ham Clash

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has revealed what he whispered in Bukayo Saka’s ear as the pair shared a hug before Arsenal’s clash with West Ham on Monday.

The Gunners survived a scare to beat West Ham at the Emirates on Boxing Day – after they came from being behind at halftime. And Saka played a key role, netting the Gunners’ equalizer that kickstarted the comeback.

And Henry, who was working as a pundit for Amazon Prime Video, could have played a small role in the comeback after he joked to Saka ahead of the game:

“I just asked him to score two goals.” Saka would only net once (although had another early on disallowed for offside), but Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nketiah made sure the three points stayed in north London.

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Saka did expertly well for his goal, as the young talent had managed to control the wayward shot from Martin Odegaard. The England ace found himself one-on-one with Lukas Fabianski, and Saka rolled the ball past the Polish shot-stopper with ease.

Martinelli and Nketiah netted within 20 minutes of Saka’s strike, ending any hopes of a Hammers upset.

The Gunners have extended their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points, but Manchester City have a game in hand on Wednesday (December 28).

Arsenal fans, and Henry, are now dreaming of their first Premier League title since their ‘Invincibles’ campaign in 2003/04.

Recall we reported earlier that the legendary former Arsenal legendary manager, Arsene Wenger returned to the Emirates Stadium for the first time since his departure in 2018 to watch Arsenal’s game against West Ham.