"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. 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 [CRISTIANO] RONALDO AND [LIONEL] MESSI IT IS RIDICULOUS."

— Thierry Henry on Robin Van Persie