Arsenal wing wizard Theo Walcott has revealed the influence of former teammate Thierry Henry during his first months at the club.

"I can't believe he's never won the world player crown," he told the Daily Mail. "He was amazing here. The goals he scored, the way he scored them. The assists. He had everything. The right attitude on and off the pitch. He's a brilliant man just to be around. He was the first person I walked into when I joined the club. I just remember being totally starstruck. Wow. I feel lucky that I now have some brilliant memories of actually playing with him as well.

"Thierry was great with me and my family. He'd offer me advice, take an interest, but he'd also speak to my dad a lot as well. He was a real captain in that way, giving his time to the young lads coming through."