Thierry Henry wants Arsenal to sign a striker (Image: SKY SPORTS)
‘s all-time top goalscorer Thierry Henry has declared the Gunners still need a centre-forward despite their of champions on Sunday evening.
There were five different scorers at the Emirates as blew the struggling title-holders away in the capital. Martin Odegaard’s opener was cancelled out by .
But less than a minute later, Thomas Partey restored the hosts’ lead before piled on the misery with goals from Myles Lewis-Skelly, and Ethan Nwaneri.
Havertz has 15 goals this season but has come under fire, including at half-time , for his occasionally wayward finishing.
And as chase a first title since 2004 and the club’s first ever Champions League success, Henry insists the City win cannot mask the north Londoners’ need for an out-and-out No.9.
Henry, appearing next to Jamie Carragher on Sky Sports, said: “There’s one thing I wanted to mention as an man. Always fans say to me, we need a nine. Nobody is going to ask for a nine after this game.
“Yeah they should still ask. It’s not because you won 5-1 that you don’t need a nine. We’ve been, as fans, asking for a nine for two years, four transfer windows.
“We still didn’t see it. You can’t be calling for a nine when you can’t put the ball in the back of the net and then when you do, forget it.
“You call for a nine all the time. I don’t often believe in the January transfer window, that’s only me. I keep saying all the time, sometimes you don’t get the player you want, wait for it, and go and get it in the summer. We haven’t done that yet.”
Asked by Carragher if need to sign a striker today before the January transfer window closes this evening (11pm), Henry – who scored 228 times for – said: “Even if they sign someone it will be tough to get .
Arsenal hammered Man City 5-1 at the Emirates (Image: GETTY)
“The point I was trying to make is people forget about asking for a nine when you win 5-1 because you put the ball in the back of the net. The situation is still the same.”
Asked about the possibility of making signings before the window shuts, Arteta said after the win over City: “My phone has been off with transfer window, forbidden to call me, to text me about any of that.
“My focus was the best preparation we can have for Wednesday (for the Carabao Cup semi-final second leg), and that was the only thing I was interested in.”
He also told Sky Sports: “It’s about intentions and intentions I think we’ve been very clear from every angle what we want to do. The other one is the reality and what you’re able to do. It’s always possible.”