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DANIEL MATTHEWS: History tells us football's biggest prizes are won by cool heads... individual errors, frenzied atmospheres and the loss of their composure show Arsenal minds are scrambled

Thierry Henry was back at the Emirates on Friday night. Back alongside Patrick Vieira. Back in north London to see if Mikel Arteta’s side would heed his advice.

The Frenchman had warned before the visit of Southampton that unchecked passion could prove Arsenal’s undoing in this title tussle with Manchester City.

‘They need to stay calm… you can win a cup with emotions but not a 38-game season,’ Henry said. ‘You can't be too emotional and we've seen recently Arsenal have been too emotional.

‘There is a difference between passion and emotion.