Jamie Carragher has named Thierry Henry as the toughest opponent that he had ever faced.
Former Liverpool legend and current pundit Jamie Carragher famously described former Arsenal player Thierry Henry as the most difficult opponent he had ever faced.
Last year, while appearing on Monday Night Football with Gary Neville, the former Reds defender stated that the Frenchman’s pace was too much for him to handle.
“Henry by a mile. The two players we both mentioned, it’s because they were that quick, you talk about ability and going tight with people and you can sometimes work that out, you’ve got to use your brain and experience,” Carragher said.
“But when someone’s got blistering pace and we weren’t blessed with pace, of course, we weren’t, so you’ve always got to be switched on that much. But sometimes it’s just out of your control, and for me, Thierry Henry’s the best player in the Premier League,” the Liverpool legend added.
Henry had a successful Premier League career at Arsenal after joining the club from Serie A side Juventus in 1999. With 228 goals in 377 games, he is the club’s all-time leading scorer.
Henry was a member of Arsene Wenger’s legendary Invincibles club, which won two Premier League crowns and two FA Cups. He also four times won the Premier League Golden Boot. With 175 goals, he ranks among the top ten scorers in league history.
