Incensed Henry makes ref claim

Thierry Henry claims he knows why his late strike at CSKA Moscow was disallowed.

Thierry Henry claims his late strike for Arsenal at CSKA Moscow was disallowed because 'Arsenal are not a big club'.

The France international was aghast at referee Manuel Mejuto Gonzalez's decision to disallow his 85th minute 'goal' for apparent handball - an incident which effectively consigned the visitors to a 1-0 defeat.

Henry received a yellow card for his troubles - much to the striker's disbelief - leading the player to hint at an agenda against The Gunners.

"We're not a big club," he told Sky Sports News. "What does it mean? That means what I'm saying - we are not a big club.

"The referee claimed I took it with my right arm and put it in front straight away.

"The goalkeeper looked at me and had a little giggle about it. The centre back clapped the ref and was taking the p*** out of him.

"We didn't have an amazing game but I didn't think they did too. They played on the counter-attack.

"I think it's a disgrace. I asked the ref what did he see and he couldn't tell me. He said at the end he didn't talk about it anymore. He was happy to talk about other stuff with the boss but not that.

"It was a clear goal from me, whatever you want to say about it.

"I'm sorry but, once again, I don't know what to say about that.

"To give me a yellow straight away - please, look at the replay."