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Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

Thierry Henry names the Manchester United player Arsenal feared the most

Thierry Henry has been reflecting on Arsenal's infamous rivalry with Manchester United.

At the turn of the century, the two heavyweights of English football often did battle for the Premier League title with the Gunners legend a major factor behind two of those wins.

Such was Henry's impact at Arsenal that he has recently named an inaugural inductee of the Premier League's new hall of fame.

But who should join the Gunners' all-time leading scorer - and Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer next?

Well, Henry - appearing on Sky Sports ' Monday Night Football show alongside former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher - argued for Man United legend Paul Scholes.

Whilst agreeing that Steven Gerrard is a good shout, Henry outlined his reason for naming Scholes.

And in the process of explaining his decision, the Frenchman revealed Arsenal were most afraid of facing Scholes when they came up against Man United.

"I'm also a Steven Gerrard lover, as you know, and he knows that too, but Paul Scholes," Henry said.

"Listen, when we used to play Man United, and you guys know the team they had, how great they were, every time we played them, we wanted to stop him.

"He was making the team tick. In that team.

"That first pass to the striker, coming and joining and then smashing the ball in from 25 yards, off Dwight Yorke or Andy Cole.

"We were scared of him. I'm not saying we weren't scared of the others but him first and foremost.

"'Let's stop him' - if you stop him, you stop a lot of Man United and that speaks volumes about that because they had a great team."

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