Thierry Henry is set for an unlikely reunion with Tottenham fans when the ex-Arsenal star takes on his former north London rivals on his debut for new side New York Red Bulls.

Thierry Henry is set for an unlikely reunion with Tottenham fans when the ex-Arsenal star takes on his former north London rivals on his debut for new side New York Red Bulls.

Henry remains a legend at the Emirates Stadium as the club's all-time leading goalscorer with 226 goals in an eight-year stay in north London.

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In that time, and for many of the same reasons, he attracted the ire of Spurs fans - scoring a number of crucial goals for the Gunners that either beat Tottenham in the derby games or earned silverware for their bitter rivals.

Henry, 32, recently made headlines across the globe for a handball against Ireland in a World Cup qualifier, which denied the Irish a place at the finals in South Africa.

However, many onlookers believed justice was done as the French squad bombed in the group stage of the tournament - scoring only once in three games, losing twice, and enduring mutiny within the squad as they slumped to an early exit.

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anybody will join that joke of a league called MLS if westham were their other option .