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Robert Warlow

'My legend!' - These Arsenal fans are loving the Gunners' tweet about Thierry Henry

It was a night to remember for Thierry Henry and Arsenal fans 14 years ago today (Friday) as the Frenchman became the club's record goalscorer.

The Frenchman came off the bench against Sparta Prague in the Champions League to score twice and help Arsene Wenger's men to a 2-0 victory that continued Arsenal's 100 per cent start in Europe in the 2005/06 campaign.

His first was a superb strike from the edge of the box, while his second goal - when he slotted home from a great pass from Robert Pires - was his 186th goal for the club, surpassing Ian Wright's record as the Gunners' all-time leading scorer.

Henry's efforts were all the more impressive as he returned from a groin injury that had sidelined him for seven games, with the Frenchman's first goal coming just six minutes after his introduction from the bench.

Henry went on to score 228 goals for the club, putting him way out in front of Wright as Arsenal's record goalscorer.

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And Arsenal have been reminiscing about the night he became the record goalscorer, 14 years on.

In two separate tweets on social networking website Twitter, the Gunners posted a video of Henry's brace against Sparta Prague and a picture of the Frenchman celebrating, accompanied with the word "King."

The posts have got Gunners fans talking and waxing lyrical about the 42-year-old, who returned for a second spell at Arsenal in 2012, scoring the last of his 228 goals for the club in a win against Sunderland.

Here's what some fans have been saying about Henry in response to Arsenal's posts.

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