Henry's injury worry

14 April 2012

Thierry Henry has admitted he is playing at only 70 per cent of his full capacity.

The Arsenal striker is still being dogged by an Achilles injury which first surfaced last season.

Henry, who is expected to play for France tonight in a friendly against Poland, said: "I play and I am in pain.

"The start of games is a bit difficult but I rise above it after that and try to give what I can. I am not playing at 100 per cent. I will find the missing 30 per cent on the day the pain disappears."

Mark Halsey, who controversially sent off Sol Campbell the last time he took charge of a game between Arsenal and Manchester United, will referee next month's Carling Cup tie between the two sides.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in