Wenger echoes Henry’s call to replay play-off

ARSENE WENGER has echoed Thierry Henry’s calls for France’s controversial World Cup play-off against the Republic of Ireland to be replayed.

Henry – who became an Arsenal legend and the club’s record scorer before leaving to join Barcelona in 2007 – believes the “fairest solution” would be to replay the match following his handball in the build-up to the vital goal, scored by Gunners defender William Gallas.

However, FIFA have ruled the decision of referee Martin Hansson to award the goal should stand and rejected appeals from the FAI for another match.