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Henry: Wenger and Guardiola inspirations for my coaching career

Thierry Henry has underlined the huge impact Arsene Wenger and Pep Guardiola had on him during his playing days as he embarks on a coaching career with Monaco.

The France legend was presented to the media on Wednesday after returning to the club where he started out as a professional.

It is Henry's first management job, having been on the staff with Belgium, and he cited the lessons learned from Wenger at Arsenal and Guardiola at Barcelona as key to his own development as a coach.

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"I learned from those I worked with, whether they challenged me, or whether sometimes they did the wrong thing," said Henry, who has signed a three-year deal with the Ligue 1 club.