UK Back Pages: Arsene Wenger Fires Back at Thierry Henry's Criticism

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is not happy with one of his most celebrated proteges. 

On the eve of the biggest north London derby in the Premier League era, under-fire Wenger is making headlines in the tabloids for firing back at Gunner legend and compatriot Thierry Henry. 

Henry, now a Sky pundit, has been harsh on his former team during their horrid run of form since Christmas, and it has his former boss fuming. 

In the Daily Star, it's simply "Shut It Henry": 

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Saturday's Daily Star back page:
Shut it Henry#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/pOzfQHkHpU

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) March 4, 2016 "

The Mirror focuses on three Premier League managers—Wenger, Newcastle's Steve McClaren and Aston Villa's Remi Garde—all of whom are under intense job scrutiny and were prickly with the press:

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Here's The Mirror back page for Saturday, as bums begin to squeak across the Premier League #Arsenal #NUFC #AVFC pic.twitter.com/H0qjyttCRe

— Mirror Football (@MirrorFootball) March 4, 2016 "

Wenger's attack at Henry leads the Sun, and Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri again taunts rival title-chasers as "scared": 

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Saturday's Sun back page:
Scared#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/GGcIqFgbuR

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) March 4, 2016 "

It's "Henry Howler" in the Daily Mail to express Wenger's fury: 

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Saturday's Daily Mail back page:
Henry Howler#tomorrowspaperstoday #bbcpapers pic.twitter.com/TgxBTm8EWn

— Nick Sutton (@suttonnick) March 4, 2016"