Thierry Henry nearly never joined Arsenal - and went to Manchester United instead. At least that would have been the case had Sir Alex Ferguson not turned his nose up at the chance to sign the Frenchman.
Henry is commonly regarded as one of the best players to ever grace the Premier League. He is Arsenal's top goalscorer of all time, notching up 228 goals in his eight years at the club.
Now in charge of Montreal Impact, his most lethal period was during 2001 and 2005 - where he won four out of five Golden Boots in the Premier League.
However, he nearly never played for the Gunners and his first-choice club was actually United. That is according to former Old Trafford security chief Ned Kelly, who revealed that Ferguson did not want
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