Henry, appointed Montreal Impact head coach last November, revealed his MLS side are not allowed to train individually as they reside in Canada’s worst-affected coronavirus region. So to pass the time, he spoke to an old friend and former EPL teammate on Thursday.

Fabregas, who spent four years together with Thierry in the Premier League between 2003-07, quickly burst onto the scene in north London and Henry had fond memories to share.

Henry meanwhile made a triumphant return to EPL with Arsenal at the start of 2012, where he scored three goals in seven games - two further strikes against Blackburn and Sunderland.

EPL legend Fabregas had his work cut out

Although Fabregas will be remembered as an EPL legend long after he retires, the 33-year-old revealed the areas of his game that he had to continually work on - otherwise he would not have made a senior breakthrough aged 16.

Henry was frank in his assessment of Cesc’s abilities, describing him as someone who wasn’t “fast or particularly strong,” but importantly, his football brain ruled supreme - just like Silva with EPL champions City.

The former EPL midfielder Fabregas replied, saying:

EPL brilliance reflected in Spain’s dominance

They continued by discussing the strength in depth that Spain had during a golden generation at international level, bolstered by Premier League players like Fabregas and Silva but also Barcelona’s trio too - Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Jordi Alba.

Henry said it was impressive to see them evolve over time: “At one point, Spain wasn’t winning anything. Barca, Real were struggling in the 90s, you [as a nation] reinvented yourself.

Cesc meanwhile, said the moment which opened his eyes was during 4-0 thrashing of Italy in the Euro 2012 Final:

Henry duly agreed:

Both these players left a lasting impact on the English Premier League ( EPL ). Thierry Henry is widely regarded as one of the greatest foreign players to have played in the league, having won 4 EPL Golden Boot trophies during his tenure with Arsenal first time around. The French legend also holds the record for most EPL assists in a single season, a record that has been threatened a few times but is yet to be breached. For Cesc Fabregas, his EPL journey came to a completion when he finally managed to win the EPL title but not with the club that he grew up in but with Chelsea in 2014-2015 season. He did win a second title just one season after his first in 2016-2017 before moving out of England for good in winter transfer window of 2019.

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