Wenger shrugs off Henry’s absence

ARSENE WENGER has every confidence his young Gunners can rise to the challenge without captain Thierry Henry in Hamburg tonight.

The Arsenal skipper has been left behind after aggravating a foot injury he sustained while away on international duty with France.

Wenger, though, has already made do without his talisman once in Europe this season, as Arsenal came through the opening leg of the Champions League qualifier 3-0 away to Croatia Zagreb.