Thierry Henry believes \u201cthere\u2019s something different\u201d about Arsenal this season and has lauded them as \u201cthe most solid team in Europe\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Arsenal<\/a> legend was speaking after Mikel Arteta\u2019s side beat Bayern Munich 3-1 in the Champions League<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n It was Bayern\u2019s first defeat of the season in a result that sent a statement to the rest of Europe.<\/p>\n Arsenal in 2025\/26: Key statistics<\/p>\n Arsenal have been criticised for being over-reliant on set-piece goals, and while they did open the scoring from a corner, they backed up four open-play goals against Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League with another two against the most in-form and relentless team in Europe.<\/p>\n That narrative has been shelved for now as Arsenal thrive in every phase. They\u2019ve been ruthless in attack and notably solid defensively, with Lennart Karl\u2019s 32nd-minute strike the first time they\u2019ve conceded in five Champions League games this term.<\/p>\n Arsenal have won five out of five in Europe and are top of the Premier League<\/a> by six points after 12 games, making them odds-on favourites with the bookmakers to win the title.<\/p>\n MAILBOX:\u00a0Arsenal brilliance \u2018can still all be for nothing\u2019 but one player \u2018unbelievable\u2019 v Bayern<\/a><\/p>\n Arsenal look \u2018different\u2019 this season (in a good way)<\/p>\n It\u2019s impossible to find a weakness in this team right now, and Arsenal legend Henry clearly thinks something special is brewing.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s something different this year, there\u2019s something different,\u201d Henry said on CBS Sports during an interview with Gunners star Declan Rice.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s not the same as before. Before, I used to say that\u00a0Arsenal\u00a0can win because I\u2019m a fan. Now I say it without my Arsenal hat on.<\/p>\n \u201cThe way Arsenal look as a team, as a unit, is different. There\u2019s something that\u2019s happening.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are not there, we know that. But also, the thing about embracing the fact you\u2019re good is vital.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is different this year but it\u2019s still a long way (to go).\u201d<\/p>\n MORE ON ARSENAL ON F365 Henry continued:\u00a0\u201cThey play, Arsenal, but they don\u2019t overplay when they\u2019re in their own half<\/p>\n \u201cThey tend to go long when they know that mistakes can happen and it worked out.<\/p>\n \u201cThey scored on the counter-attack and they actually scored on Bayern trying to overplay.<\/p>\n \u201cI thought it was a good game from Arsenal: solid, especially after the weekend and with what\u2019s coming also this weekend.<\/p>\n \u201cI would like to say they\u2019re the most solid team in Europe at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n Liverpool icon Jamie Carragher<\/a> agreed with Henry. He said:\u00a0\u201cYeah, Arsenal are the best team in Europe right now.<\/p>\n \u201cThe only thing that we said before the game, and we\u2019re saying it with Bayern but we\u2019re saying it more with Arsenal because they\u2019ve just beaten them well, it\u2019s whether they can still be the best team in Europe by May.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a long way to go but no one can get near them right now.\u201d<\/p>\n 0 \u2013 Tonight\u2019s match was the first time in his career that Harry Kane played the full 90 minutes against Arsenal without having a single shot. Marshalled. pic.twitter.com\/22CzzqUUs3<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) November 26, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Arsenal must win the PL or CL this season<\/p>\n Henry and Carragher are right: Arsenal are the best team in Europe right now, but it doesn\u2019t mean anything if they win sod all.<\/p>\n Arteta has been strongly backed in the transfer market, making some signings that supporters have seriously questioned, and Arsenal are in an incredible position to win the Premier League and\/or Champions League this term.<\/p>\n There\u2019s no doubt that failing to win either of those trophies would make this campaign a failure. Arsenal are too good to screw this.<\/p>\n READ NEXT:\u00a0Vinicius to join Arsenal over Man Utd in Real Madrid star\u2019s Premier League transfer ranking<\/a><\/p>\n
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