Thierry Henry has heaped praised on his former pupil Kevin De Bruyne but again teased him over his Premier League record. The pair were colleagues for a period during Henry's time as coach of the Belgium national team.
Both players have spoke of their close bond, and De Bruyne recently revealed he was targeting Henry's record of 20 assists for Arsenal in the 2002/03 season.
Henry has previously joked that De Bruyne needs to up his number of goals, but has now conceded he expects the midfielder to beat his assist tally, while also firing a playful jibe in the Man City star's direction.
Discussing his record battle with De Bruyne, Henry told Sky Sports: "At Vincent Kompany's testimonial he [De Bruyne] said, 'This year I'll get you'. "And I
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