By Rob Parrish Last updated: 13th September 2007
Bent: Arsenal jibe
If it was me selling him, Thierry would be going for a lot more than that. Barca did well to get him for that price.
Darren Bent
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Darren Bent has cranked up the pressure ahead of the North London derby by claiming Arsenal allowed Thierry Henry to leave on the cheap.
The Tottenham striker moved to White Hart Lane on a £16.5million deal from Charlton just days after Henry moved to Barcelona for £16m.
And the England squad man believes the Gunners should have banked more from the sale of the brilliant France international.
He told Zoo magazine: "If it was me selling him, Thierry would be going for a lot more than that. Barca did well to get him for that price.
"I went to Spurs a couple of days after he went so comparisons between the two transfers were bound to happen. But I'm not worried by it - it's just the market.
"Barcelona managed to get Thierry for £16m and Spurs came and got me for £16.5m - it doesn't mean we're the same.
"It's what Tottenham were willing to pay and what Barca were willing to pay."
Bent is expecting a fiery atmosphere at White Hart Lane on Saturday as he prepares to experience his first North London derby.
He added: "I'm a London boy so this fixture is one of the big ones. You can see how much it means to people.
"I remember watching a Spurs v Arsenal derby on TV - it was ferocious."
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 22nd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Liverpool vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | Man City vs Arsenal |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs West Brom |
| 17:30 | Aston Villa vs Man Utd |
| Sunday 23rd November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Tottenham vs Blackburn |
| 16:00 | Sunderland vs West Ham |
| Monday 24th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Wigan vs Everton |
| Saturday 29th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Aston Villa vs Fulham |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs West Brom |
| Sunday 30th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Man City vs Man Utd |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Tottenham vs Everton |
| 16:00 | Chelsea vs Arsenal |
| Monday 1st December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Liverpool vs West Ham |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 16th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Everton 1 - 1 Middlesbrough | |
| Hull 2 - 2 Man City | |
| Saturday 15th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Bolton 0 - 2 Liverpool | |
| Newcastle 2 - 2 Wigan | |
| Fulham 2 - 1 Tottenham | |
| Arsenal 0 - 2 Aston Villa | |
| Man Utd 5 - 0 Stoke | |
| Blackburn 1 - 2 Sunderland | |
| West Brom 0 - 3 Chelsea | |
| West Ham 0 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Sunday 9th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 0 - 2 Chelsea | |
| Man City 1 - 2 Tottenham | |
| Aston Villa 1 - 2 Middlesbrough | |
| Fulham 2 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Saturday 8th November | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Arsenal 2 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Wigan 0 - 0 Stoke | |
| Sunderland 1 - 2 Portsmouth | |
| Hull 0 - 1 Bolton | |
| Liverpool 3 - 0 West Brom | |
| West Ham 1 - 3 Everton | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chelsea | 13 | 32 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 13 | 32 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 12 | 24 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 13 | 23 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 13 | 23 |
| 6 | Hull City | 13 | 21 |
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