Thierry Henry stressed his determination to recover from a hamstring injury to
lead Arsenal's attack this weekend after helping the Gunners to reconfirm their
European potential.
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Patrick Vieira battles with Benjani at Abbe-Deschamps
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There was the worrying sight of Henry going off injured as the Gunners beat Auxerre in in France last night, raising fears that he
could be ruled out of Sunday's game against Sunderland at Highbury.
However, the French international declared: 'I'm still hoping to be fit for
the game. I felt my hamstring and didn't want to take any risks.'
Arsene Wenger could still decide to adopt a cautious approach, especially as
he also has Sylvain Wiltord and Kanu available, let alone Francis Jeffers,
despite injury also affecting Dennis Bergkamp.
The Arsenal boss, who rates Henry as '50-50' to face Sunderland, added: 'He
could be out for the weekend but it looks like a minor problem.'
Wenger was unimpressed with a late tackle on Ashley Cole, which could also
make the full-back doubtful.
'I'm not happy at all about that as he was caught after he'd crossed the
ball,' declared Wenger. 'Ashley was outstanding again and we don't want to
lose him now.'
Fredrik Ljungberg should at least be back in the side after missing out in
Auxerre as he had suffered an overnight migraine, a problem which he has
intermittently suffered from for the past 10 years.
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