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Blaise Bourgeois·18 April 2018

Thierry Henry warns Arsenal over complacency

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With Burnley trailing Arsenal by just two points for sixth place, Thierry Henry says Arsène Wenger must manage the season properly to ensure European football next year.

Despite achieving six straight wins in all competitions, a loss to Newcastle has left the Gunners in a precarious position with five matches left in the Premier League season.


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They face Atlético Madrid in the Europa League semi-finals but first they have to navigate past a motivated West Ham side who are unbeaten in their last three.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Henry said: “I said two weeks ago, Burnley are only two points behind Arsenal and people were like, ‘Come on, relax’. No, I can’t relax because they are really two points behind Arsenal.

“It is kind of a weird one because you want to put all our focus on the Europa League and it was great to see Joe Willock today and Reiss Nelson the other week – you want to see youngsters.

“If they go out to Atletico Madrid, suddenly you’re fighting with Burnley – what an amazing job that Sean Dyche has done by the way – and you’re out of everything.

“I don’t think that will happen – maybe it’s my Arsenal side coming out – but [Wenger] rested some good players today and ended up losing the game. You need to think carefully about how you are going to play those last few games.”