Henry: Van Persie is ´amazing´

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry is in awe of the club’s current star Robin van Persie, and says only Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are better.

Van Persie has scored 34 goals in 31 games in 2011 and is only two goals behind Alan Shearer’s 1995 Premier League record.

Henry left Arsenal in 2007 after netting 226 times, and was quick to praise the current form of van Persie, suggesting only Barca star Messi and Real Madrid forward Ronaldo are in superior form at the moment.

“What can I say about Robin? I saw him come in here and at the very beginning he wasn’t the easiest guy to deal with – like I wasn’t, I guess,” Henry told Arsenal’s official website.

“But it’s amazing to see how he has improved. That tells you how intelligent a player he is.”

“I’m just in admiration. What he is doing right now, thank God he is playing for us and doing well. It’s nice to see a player improve.”

“I’m just saying that what van Persie is doing now, in terms of not just goals but ratio of goals, apart from Ronaldo and Messi, it is ridiculous.”

“He is doing something amazing. That also tells you how important it is for him to not get injured.”

“He has never had a chance to have a full season since he has been here – he was always out for two or three months.”

“For the very first time he can go on a roll now and you can see the difference. I can only admire what he’s doing now.”