Former Arsenal star Alexander Hleb has lifted the lid on what it was like to work and live with the legendary Thierry Henry.
Hleb starred for Arsenal from 2005 to 2008 before leaving for Barcelona. The Belarus international played with Henry at both the Gunners and in Spain with Barcelona and remembers their friendship fondly.
Whilst Hleb didn't speak too much with Henry at Arsenal, he ended up living with the French international in Spain, while he has also opened up on the reason why they no longer speak.
“In London, I mostly hung out with younger guys like Fabregas, Flamini or Rosicky," Hleb told Planet Football. "Henry was in another group with Bergkamp and Pires. But when I came to Barca, Thierry and I became really good friends. I even lived at his house for a few months!
“He found out that I was living in a hotel and just said, ‘Hey, why do you need a hotel? I live alone now so come to my place!
“Thierry is an amazing guy. When it comes to football, he’s a bit more serious, a tough man. But in everyday life, he’s really fun.
“Sometimes we would watch Arsenal matches together. When he left the club in 2007, everybody was shocked.
“We are not really in touch now, but that’s my fault. I always lose my phone, always lose all the numbers so we have kind of lost each other, too. The only guy from the Arsenal era I still talk to is Cesc.
"Plus, I met up with Van Persie in Turkey. But that’s really it. We’re all family guys now, you know?”
