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'The ball never moved from the spot!': Thierry Henry insists his famous penalty disaster with Robert Pires should have been retaken after his Arsenal team-mate missed his pass

Thierry Henry says his famous penalty disaster with Robert Pires should have been retaken because the ball didn't move from the spot.

The French pair are well-loved Arsenal legends but between them they managed to make a calamitous mess of a spot-kick when playing against Manchester City in 2005.

Instead of taking a shot, Pires attempted to pass the ball to the on-rushing Henry but the midfielder missed his kick and City were able to clear before the referee awarded a free-kick.

Thierry Henry says his famous penalty disaster with Robert Pires should have been retaken because the ball didn't move from the spot
Pires was meant to pass the ball to his Arsenal team-mate instead of shooting at goal

But Henry said the penalty should have been retaken because Pires didn't actually touch the ball before City defender Danny Mills cleared it away.