WATCH: Thierry Henry's greatest Gunners game - Arsenal 4-2 Liverpool 2004

A Thierry Henry hat-trick put Arsenal seven points clear at top of the Premier League

After signing for Arsenal 17 years ago to the day, Thierry Henry takes us through his greatest-ever game for the Gunners - a 4-2 win over Liverpool in 2004.

On August 3 1999, a fresh-faced 22-year-old striker arrived at Highbury from Juventus - and the rest is history.

Henry went on to make 377 appearances, scoring 228 goals with two Premier League titles and three FA Cups under his belt and identified the game against the Reds as his favourite. 

Arsene Wenger's side, who had just six days earlier been on course for an historic treble, were knocked out of the FA Cup at the semi-final stage by Manchester United, before an extra-time defeat by Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-final.

Henry admits he was close to not playing in the next clash against Liverpool on Good Friday, but came through to score a hat-trick to uphold Arsenal's unbeaten record in the Premier League that season.

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Image: Thierry Henry puts the ball beyond Liverpool's Jerzy Dudek for his second goal during the 4-2 win at Highbury in April 2004

Sami Hyypia put Liverpool ahead early on, before Henry's equaliser in front of the Clock End. Michael Owen regained Liverpool's lead from Steven Gerrard's superb through ball just before the break, but after Robert Pires levelled for 2-2, Henry turned on the style.

He scored twice to complete his hat-trick, the first a superb solo goal through the heart of Liverpool's midfield and defence, to lift the pressure on Arsenal's shoulders going into the final seven games of the season, where they remained unbeaten.

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"That was a big relief, because there was a question mark over our heads after two back-to-back defeats in big games."

Watch the video from Henry above and catch the striker as part of the Sky Sports punditry team across the Premier League this season. 

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