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Arsenal legend Henry hands Coquelin new nickame

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has dubbed Francis Coquelin "Colombo" after their win at Burnley.

The former Gunners striker said that Coquelin was his man of the match in Arsenal's 1-0 win, and he labelled the 23-year-old "Colombo".

Speaking on Sky Sports' , Henry said: "I thought he was brilliant today. He was our man of the match. He senses the danger and is there straight away.

"He went away a bit before coming back to Arsenal and maybe that helped him.

"Maybe he realised 'I don't want to go on loan anymore. I want to play and show everyone I can play for Arsenal'. "He understood he had to be that type of player to play for Arsenal."

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