Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli and Thierry Henry may have a hilariously awkward encounter when they meet next.

The Frenchman is one of the greatest players of all time, and many attackers today, especially those at Arsenal, look up to him.

Bukayo Saka and Henry often send each other messages, and we won’t be surprised at all if the latter shares similar relationships with other players at the club as well.

If Martinelli is one of them, their next meeting could include a funny conversation.

Gabriel Martinelli changes his mind after hearing what Thierry Henry used to do at Arsenal

Gabriel Martinelli is one of Arsenal’s funniest players.

The Brazil international joined the Gunners from Ituano when he was just 18 years old. He impressed in his debut season and became a fan favourite at the Emirates.

Martinelli has had a couple of difficult seasons in the famous red and white, but he has shown signs of his previous self in recent games.

Recently, the attacker sat down for a segment on Sky Sports. A few scenarios were put in front of him, and he was asked to give it either a yellow card, a red card or say play on.

One of the scenarios was players wearing gloves while donning a half-sleeve shirt.

Martinelli said before bursting out with laughter: “You mean without the long sleeves? That one is just to show off.”

The presenter, Joe Thomlinson, reminded him that Thierry Henry used to do it.

Martinelli quickly changed his mind and replied, “No, it’s really good then,” before laughing again.

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Arsenal fans used to criticise Thierry Henry for his long socks and gloves

Henry made long socks and gloves iconic during his early years at Arsenal.

Many young players today try to copy the legendary Frenchman, but when Henry first did it, he received no love from the Highbury faithful.

“When I arrived in England and I had my socks over my knees, I used to get hammered,” Henry said, as per Football London.

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“They used to call me a ballet dancer. ‘Look at him, he thinks he’s going to dance’ (they said), and I used to have gloves with short sleeves, and I wasn’t scoring goals, I’d just arrived.

“They were like ‘what is this guy?’ and – like I said, I’m a bit stubborn, I was like ‘no, I always put my socks over my knees, that’s not going to change the way I play or what people think, so I kept it.”