GUNNERS YEARS: Henry hat trick as Highbury sees its last real action
2006: Thierry Henry scored three as Wigan Athletic were beaten 4-2 in the last ever competitive match at Highbury. The Frenchman s hat-trick – his seventh for the club – secured Arsenal s 2,010th win at the old stadium, and a place in the top four at the
2006:
Thierry Henry scored three as Wigan Athletic were beaten 4-2 in the last ever competitive match at Highbury.
The Frenchman's hat-trick - his seventh for the club - secured Arsenal's 2,010th win at the old stadium, and a place in the top four at the expense of Spurs, 2-1 losers at West Ham.
An emotional Arsene Wenger said afterwards: "For the history of the club and the history of this building, I'm pleased. We would have felt guilty for years if we walked out having failed - today I had a feeling of fate."
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