LONDON (AP) — Thierry Henry won’t be troubled by split loyalties when he faces Arsenal with the New York Red Bulls this weekend.
Henry says so much has changed since his time in north London that he’ll have no problem playing for the Major League Soccer outfit against his old team in the two-day Emirates Cup preseason tournament.
The former France striker says he was troubled when he played for Barcelona against Arsenal in the Champions League last year, but that things will be much easier this time because Sunday’s match is an exhibition.
And it helps that Arsenal only played at its Emirates Stadium for the last of his eight seasons with the club.
Henry says “all my memories are of Highbury … Highbury will always be the place for me.”
