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Monaco Owner Backs Manager Thierry Henry with 'Total Support'

AS Monaco owner Dimitri Rybolovlev has given manager Thierry Henry his "total support" despite a difficult start to life as a senior manager that saw him go his first six games in charge without a win.

Henry won his first match as a manager at Caen on Saturday when Radamel Falcao scored the only goal. ESPN FC's Ian Holyman provided a statement from a club spokesperson, who said Rybolovlev visited Monaco training and backed Henry despite him only taking one point from four Ligue 1 matches at the time:

"After a trip to Moscow during which he had several meetings and celebrated his birthday with those close to him and his friends on Nov.