{"id":5360,"date":"2026-04-16T02:06:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T02:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5360"},"modified":"2026-04-16T02:06:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T02:06:12","slug":"thierry-henry-issues-warning-to-mikel-arteta-ahead-of-man-city-vs-arsenal-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=5360","title":{"rendered":"Thierry Henry issues warning to Mikel Arteta ahead of Man City vs Arsenal | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"646\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Thierry-Henry-0a07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27992558\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"sync\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Thierry Henry has urged Arsenal to make a \u2018statement\u2019 against Manchester City this weekend (CBS Sports)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thierry Henry has warned Mikel Arteta that Arsenal cannot afford a repeat of their performance against Sporting CP in their Premier League match against Manchester City on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have secured their place in the Champions League semi-final where they will meet Atletico Madrid following a goalless draw at home to Sporting on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>But the Gunners, who had a 1-0 win from the first leg in Portugal last week, delivered another unconvincing performance as they registered just one shot on target against Sporting in the return fixture at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal now turn their attention to the Premier League this weekend as they play City at the Etihad Stadium in a game which will have a significant impact on the title race.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta\u2019s side currently sit six points clear of City at the top of the Premier League but Pep Guardiola\u2019s side have a game in hand and will cut that lead to three points with a win.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I want to see that fire at the Etihad,\u2019 Henry told CBS Sports.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018That\u2019s what I want to see, it\u2019s easy to talk, go there, at Man City, and deliver.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_293299378-3400.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27992623\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal, celebrates at full-time following the team's victory in the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Quarter-Final Second Leg match between Arsenal FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal at Arsenal Stadium on April 15, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane\/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Arsenal will play Atletico Madrid in the Champions League semi-final (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018I believe in what I see though, I believe in him Arteta, \u2018the fire\u2019, but when you talk like that you have to do it then. I didn\u2019t see that tonight.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We are through, so happy, semi-final, I never won it, but I won the league though, go and win at Man City, I want to see that fire there, I believe Mikel, yes, but show it.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Asked how he would approach the game against City, Henry replied: \u2018Not like tonight, or against Bournemouth, or Brighton away, or Mansfield, or everything that I\u2019ve seen this season.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Asked if the performance against Sporting would be enough to beat City, Henry laughed and replied: \u2018The Man City I\u2019ve seen recently? We\u2019re talking about the team that won four in a row, Liverpool came in between that if not it would have been more.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I do believe, I\u2019ve been saying since the beginning of the season, this year I do believe we can win the league, this is the biggest chance in your life just to prove to yourself, as a team, that we can.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SEI_293310012-8bc8.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-27992628\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Declan Rice of Arsenal reacts following the UEFA Champions League 2025\/26 Quarter-Final Second Leg match between Arsenal FC and Sporting Clube de Portugal at Arsenal Stadium on April 15, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Ryan Pierse - UEFA\/UEFA via Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Thierry Henry believes Declan Rice\u2019s reaction to Arsenal\u2019s draw with Sporting shows concern for the team\u2019s performances (Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2018And then people will not talk about the word they want to use that I do not want to use.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I do believe personally but I am sitting in a chair for CBS, there\u2019s nothing I can do. Now I heard \u2018fire\u2019, I want to see that fire at the Etihad.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018If you have the face of Declan Rice go back to that, at the end of the game I stayed with his face, you had a lot of guys smiling but his face\u2026 I don\u2019t know, maybe I need to speak to him to know what he had in his head. This is a guy who just went through to the semi-final of the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018There\u2019s no positive or negative here. We are in a semi-final of a Champions League, well done, that didn\u2019t happen a lot in history so obviously I\u2019m over the moon. But City\u2026 I want the team to win there, not draw, statement.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>For more stories like this,\u00a0check our sport page<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><strong>Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on <meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/><br \/>\n<strong>Facebook,\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metro_Sport\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Instagram<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Joe Cole makes Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid Champions League semi-final prediction<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Sporting vice-captain singles out \u2018extraordinary\u2019 Arsenal star after Champions League exit<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"metro-more-link\"><svg><title>Arrow<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#common-right-arrow\" href=\"#common-right-arrow\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"mor-link\" data-track-module=\"mor-link_article\">MORE: Former Chelsea and Man Utd manager Jose Mourinho lined up for Premier League job<\/span><\/p>\n<section id=\"share-buttons-bottom\" class=\"share-buttons share-buttons-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Comment now<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-comment\" href=\"#social-comment\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-comments__label\">Comments<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<span><svg><title>Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google<\/title>\n<use xlink:href=\"#social-preferred-source\" href=\"#social-preferred-source\"\/><\/svg><\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"share-bar-preferred-source__label\">Add as preferred source<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/section>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; 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