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'Stop reacting, we have to ACT... that fire you have in your f****** belly, bring it on': Thierry Henry's rousing speech to his Montreal Impact players before their comeback victory to secure spot in 2020 MLS play-offs goes viral

Montreal Impact have shared a behind-the-scenes clip of the rousing speech boss Thierry Henry gave his players before their season-defining MLS match against DC United on Sunday.

In the video, the Arsenal and France legend can be seen urging his players to 'erase everything' ahead of a game that his side needed to win to book their place in the 2020 MLS play-offs.

Despite going behind, Montreal then came back to secure victory - and an post-season MLS Cup spot - with an 88th minute winner.

Thierry Henry speaks to his players with a rousing speech before their season-defining match
He told them to forget everything that had come before in a match that they needed to win

In the video, which sees Henry in the middle of his players and staff pacing around the changing rooms ahead of the game, the Frenchman can be heard saying: 'Listen to me very carefully.