Can Henry write another fairytale headline?

ANY lingering hopes that Arsenal could still win the title are probably over following defeat at Swansea but next Sunday there is an opportunity to wind back the years and pretend differently.

Just the sight of Thierry Henry on the bench against Manchester United should be enough to remind Arsenal of the days when they were Fergie’s nemesis rather than Jose Mourinho or Roberto Mancini; and maybe to spark the kind of revenge mission their fans are dreaming of to save a difficult season.

There can be few teams in history with a bigger desire for retribution than Arsenal, whose 8-2 defeat at Old Trafford earlier this season was not just the low point of the year but of Arsene Wenger’s entire career in north London; a total humiliation that left even the staunchest Wenger supporters wondering if the great man had reached the end of the road.