We won't leave Henry on his own, says Hargreaves

Bayern Munich midfielder Owen Hargreaves believes his side need to gang up on Thierry Henry if they are to limit the threat posed by the Arsenal striker during Tuesday’s Champions League clash.

However, while Hargreaves feels it will need a collective effort to keep Henry quiet, the 24-year-old England international also acknowledges Arsenal’s attacking threat does not end with the brilliant Frenchman.

“Obviously Thierry Henry is very quick and we’ve got to stop him as a whole defence, and not a single man, by trying to restrict his room,” he said ahead of the clash at the Olympic Stadium.

“But they have lots of individuals – (Jose Antonio) Reyes, (Robert) Pires and (Patrick) Vieira are all great players.

“Bayern are at home so we have got to be the favourites. We’ve grown a lot in self-confidence and, although we respect Arsenal, the home side has got to win.”

There is also the potential sub-plot of former Borussia Dortmund goalkeeper Jens Lehmann returning to Germany to face the man he is vying with for Germany’s number one shirt, Oliver Kahn.

But Hargreaves said: “Lehmann is a very good keeper and will be motivated for playing in Germany but the game is about Bayern against Arsenal and not Lehmann against Kahn.”

Hargreaves had been looking forward to playing against some of his international team-mates but with Sol Campbell’s twisted ankle ruling him out and Ashley Cole a doubt after a virus, he may face an English side with no English players.