Henry wants full cup

Monaco v PSG

THIERRY HENRY has told his struggling Monaco side to treat today’s clash with PSG as a “cup match”.

Henry is yet to enjoy a win, a month into his Monaco tenure – with two draws and three defeats since he took over from Leonardo Jardim, the latest a 4-0 home loss to Club Brugge in the Europa League on Thursday.

Ligue 1 leaders PSG, yet to drop a point 12 games into the season, will hardly be welcome and Henry has told his players they must treat it as a one-off.

He said: “We know it will not be easy. We will try to go back to basics and pressure our opponents.

“We must be stronger and get back to winning the individual duels. We must look at this match against Paris Saint-germain as a cup match.”

Monaco have been PSG’S closest rivals in recent years, winning the title in 2016-17 and finishing runners-up last season, but they have struggled to keep their top talent and the biggest reminder of that will come when PSG star Kylian Mbappe returns.

Henry said: “He is an outstanding player and let’s be happy that he is in France. I would have liked him to still be here at Monaco, the match would have been easier for us.

“Everyone talks about his dribbling, but I have always talked about his gameintelligence, at his age. I have rarely seen that.”