Sport 10-12-2001 Arsenal Comeback Stuns Villa who: Arsenal what: Beat Aston Villa 3-2 after trailing 0-2 at half-time where: Highbury, LONDON when: Yesterday snippet: "Thierry Henry delivered a stunning 21-goal salute," says The Mirror after Arsenal fought back from 2-0 down to beat Aston Villa 3-2 at Highbury yesterday. Henry, the Premiership`s top scorer, bagged two to take his season tally to 21 and keep Arsenal in the running for the championship. "At half-time Arsenal were 2-0 down and deservedly so," says David Lacey in The Guardian. "For 45 minutes Aston Villa were the better organised, more alert team and took their chances with alacrity." Villa had the game sewn up and in his half-time team talk, manager John Gregory warned that his team must avoid conceding early in the second period. "And lo and behold," Gregory said later, quoted in The Independent, "we gave away a sloppy goal before I`d even left the dressing-room." "In the past we used to lose games like this but now we have shown our strength," said Henry afterwards. "We proved ourselves against Manchester United and Juventus and this all shows how strong we are going to be this season." "We have restored our belief that we can do it," echoes manager Arsene Wenger. "At half-time the team were down but they showed their character and energy in the second half. And with the talent we have..." [... more]

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