The Arsenal legend Thierry Henry admits that he would choose to train and work with Kylian Mbappe instead of with Erling Haaland if he had the opportunity.
Mbappe and Haaland played during the extremely entertaining Champions League collision in Real Madrid and Manchester City on Tuesday, which ended with the former 3-2 winners thanks to an added goal of Jude Bellingham.
Haaland pulled the first blood in the competition and intelligently stuck home from Josko Gvardiol’s paddling header before Mbappe played the game on a random role by putting a volley home that Ederson was wrong in City’s goal.
The game wanted to swing the path of Premier League champions with Haaland on the player leaf again, this time from the penalty stand, but late strikes by Brahim Diaz and Bellingham provided this.
Mbappe has spent most of his career playing on the left wing, but is now commissioned to operate as Madrid’s central striker. Meanwhile, Haaland is viewed by many as the best “number nine” of world football because he records incredibly Torrecord at the club and international level.
Comparisons are often made between the two, with many questions questioned who the better player is, and Henry was asked for his opinion at Punditry’s obligations CBS sports.
“Kylian has a pass for me,” Henry started. “I will explain it. This is a guy who tries to play as nine for a year and a half. You tried to do it in Paris Saint-Germain, and it didn’t work too much. Now he is doing it at Real Madrid, The largest club in Europe.
“This guy has been playing as nine since the beginning of his career,” continued Henry, talking about Haaland. “We thought they would be the two boys who would go [Lionel] Messi and [Cristiano] Ronaldo. But now people are still questioning instead of confirming how they are, the way they play.
“But not the statistics because the statistics are great in terms of the goals. Maybe not the two best, but they are the top. People will argue. People will say Mbappe. Some people will say Vinicius [Junior]. Some people will say that Lamine Yamal is coming. Whatever. I just say that it is not a safe thing. We thought it would be a sure thing. “
Henry continued to question who he would rather train as a manager and quickly claimed: “Mbappe, all day,” he said. “Because he does various options – or offers. For a trainer, he can play on the right side, he can play on the left and he can play in the middle. Can Haaland play a different position than a nine?”
The two were compared to statistics in terms of statistics – and in particular – Haaland compared in 2024/25 in terms of statistics – and especially goals. The Norwegian has used 27 times in 34 games in all competitions, while Mbappe has his name in 36 excursions 24 – still incredibly impressive figures if the circumstances of his move are taken into account.