Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah, Alexis Mac Allister, and Thierry Henry (Photograph by Carl Recine, Clive Brunskill/Getty Photos)
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has named Liverpool as one of many principal contenders to win the Champions League this season.
Tellingly, however maybe not too surprisingly, the Gunners nice didn’t identify Mikel Arteta’s injury-hit facet as one of many names within the body for the trophy.
Liverpool have been on fireplace below Arne Slot since he took over from Jurgen Klopp in the summertime, with the Reds now the clear favourites to win the Premier League title this time period.
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Arsenal’s latest damage disaster has hit them arduous and up to date outcomes absolutely imply they’re now out of the operating, whereas it appears like Henry doesn’t fancy them to drag off any surprises in Europe both.
It’s honest to say the Frenchman has been impressed by Liverpool’s consistency, naming them alongside the same old suspects resembling Actual Madrid and Bayern Munich because the favourites to win the Champions League this season.
Thierry Henry makes large declare about Liverpool’s Champions League credentials
“It’s open. Aside from Liverpool who you possibly can say have been constant within the league and Champions League,” Henry informed Purpose.
“Nonetheless you don’t know! There are groups who’re up-and down. Barca, very profitable within the Champions League however up-and-down within the league. (Actual) Madrid didn’t begin nicely, they went into the play-off towards Metropolis.
“However you understand, Inter, Bayern, Liverpool, we’re gonna identify the same old suspects.”
Henry received the Champions League throughout his time with Barcelona, whereas he additionally captained Arsenal to their solely ever remaining, a defeat to Barca in Paris in 2006.
Liverpool, in the meantime, can be trying to raise the well-known European Cup for the seventh time of their historical past, having most just lately triumphed below Klopp in that 2-0 win over Tottenham in Madrid in 2019.