Ex-Arsenal captain Thierry Henry wasted no time to forget his old club and label his new one as the best in the world where he needed to evolve his game.

The 31-year old said:

I am living the best moments of my career with Barca now. I am playing for the best team in the world and have two years of my contract to run. My game has evolved. With Arsenal I only had to concentrate on my role as a forward.

Here I have to defend in addition to being effective as a forward. This is essential but requires a lot of work and energy. Pep Guardiola, the coach, asks me to do the same as Eto’o and Messi. When we have neglected to work hard it has resulted in defeat.