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Thierry Henry 'would hammer young players' and tell them 'you're never going to make it' on his return to Arsenal at 34

Thierry Henry would 'hammer' young players for missing one-vs-ones and tell them they were 'never going to make it by doing that', Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has claimed.

Oxlade-Chamberlain, 32, was breaking through at the Emirates when Henry made his triumphant return to north London under Arsene Wenger in 2012.

Brought in on a two-month loan deal, the Frenchman played a total of seven games and famously scored against Leeds United on his second debut for the club.

Though Henry's return was far less glittering than his first spell at the club - during which he became a member of the 2003/04 invincible side - it was thought that the club legend could be an inspiration to a young Arsenal squad.