Leicester or Tottenham? Thierry Henry's Premier League title race verdict

Leicester or Tottenham? Thierry Henry believes nerves will play a huge part in determining the result of an enthralling Premier League title race.

Claudio Ranieri's side, who currently lead the way by five points with four games left to play, face Swansea at the King Power Stadium on Super Sunday before Spurs host West Brom a day later on Monday Night Football.

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Leicester need eight points from their final four games to guarantee the title, and Henry says they will be desperate to secure them as soon as possible.

"If you're ahead you just want to make sure you can kill the title way before the end," Henry told Sky Sports Now. "When I was there to do Leicester v West Ham (last Sunday) I said: 'Make sure you don't let the teams behind you hope'.

"That's what they have (given) to Tottenham, who went to Stoke and it could have been seven, eight or 9-0. They played ever so well because they knew they could get two points back on Leicester and they did it.

"Now, suddenly the pressure is on and you saw that a bit more with Leicester, arguing every decision, surrounding the referee and not being happy with the sending off of (Jamie) Vardy.

"During the season they were a bit more composed with that, they were less argumentative so, as we all know, when things aren't going your way and you're losing points the nerves come along."

And Henry, who won two Premier League titles with Arsenal, believes Leicester need to stick together if they are to get over the line.

"It is a team effort all the way until the end," said Henry. "People are going to come along and talk about what you do or how you're doing it well or not, so make sure you stay within that frame.

"Don't let the train derail, go for the title and look forward, forward is the trophy and that's the only thing that should be in your head.

"What's difficult is when you're at the top everybody wants to kill you, so when you play games everybody wants to beat you. How do you deal with having to play against a team that actually wants to kill you every single time?

"They might not play the same way against other teams, but when they playing you they want to kill you, and that's what I found difficult, whatever league you're playing in."

Top scorer Vardy will miss the visit of Swansea on Sunday, and could miss an extra game through suspension following his red card against West Ham last week. And Henry believes his absence is a major blow at this stage

"Vardy missing is going to be key," said Henry. "We know (Shinji) Okazaki can come up with the odd goal, as can Wes Morgan, (Robert) Huth and (Riyad) Mahrez, but they need Vardy right now in the key moment of the season.

"Suddenly Swansea might be a game where, because of the nerves, you don't know what can happen. I said last Sunday Leicester must make sure they have enough points before going into the last run of Manchester United, Everton and Chelsea.

"You don't want to go into that run only three points ahead. The nerves I saw (against West Ham) I didn't see before."

Tottenham's next game after West Brom is a trip to Chelsea on Monday night, and Henry reckons the rivalry between the teams will create a stern challenge for Mauricio Pochettino's side.

"For Tottenham the Chelsea game is key," Henry said. "If they win at Stamford Bridge then it's game on, because I don't see them then losing other games. But Chelsea are going to try and play really hard against Tottenham."

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Henry also claims that, even if Leicester don't go on to win the Premier League title, it's still been a remarkable achievement from their side.

"What (Leicester are) doing is giving everyone hope that it's not about money," he said. "It's not about having the best players in the world. It's about having a good team and commitment. No one can every say anymore you can't do it if you don't have resources.

"It would be a great story if they win it but, for me, it's already a great story."