Thierry Henry makes a telling Trossard comparison Arsenal fans will recognise

Leandro Trossard has a strong, strong case to be Arsenal's most underrated player at the moment.

He always comes up with the goods when it matters, and every time someone talks about Arsenal not having quality on the left wing, he plays with a chip on his shoulder and bags important goals and assists against big teams.

Trossard has seven goals and five assists for club and country this season, and his work rate on and off the ball rarely goes unnoticed.

Trossard also provides a lot of other abilities that may be overlooked by many Arsenal fans, but legendary figure Thierry Henry made sure to make it known just how good he thinks Trossard is, and he also made a really telling comparison with another Arsenal legend.

Thierry Henry makes a telling Trossard comparison Arsenal fans will recognise

When asked about whether he was surprised by how well Trossard has been playing this season, he said: Thierry Henry when asked if he has been impressed with Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard this season: “Yes and no, because I know what he can do.

"I’ve seen it in training for the national team, and I saw what Leandro did when he was at Genk. He had an outstanding season that got him the move to Brighton. I’m not surprised because I knew it was in there.

“It was tough for him to play at times during my time with Belgium because Eden Hazard was in front of him. That’s just a tough one, I guess. If you look at the goals he scored in Belgium, when he sees the goal and you let him shoot, it’s over. Him being able to finish is something that he worked on early doors, and he can do it with either foot. 

"I like the way he manoeuvres the ball, and since his Brighton days he added that intensity to be able to play in the Premier League. He’s clever enough to understand that everything comes from the right for Arsenal because Bukayo is there, so sometimes he needs to be on the back post to finish.

“He’s not that type of winger to stay high and wide when everything’s happening on the other side. He comes inside and scores the goals that I remember Freddie Ljungberg scoring. We used to build on the left in my time, and finishing with Freddie making the run inside, or finishing with a tap-in at the back post. Trossard has that understanding of what he needs to do for the team at the moment."

That is one comparison I bet not many Arsenal fans thought of. However, it does make sense. When you think about it properly, there are interesting similarities between Trossard and Ljunberg. Not everything, and Trossard is certainly not at the same level as Ljunberg, but it is really fascinating to see what people like Henry - who has played with Ljunberg - see in players of this generation.

Trossard is a really, really good football player. He will not score 30 goals a season, but that's not what he was signed to do. Whatever he has to do, Trossard already does it at a very high level. It's time he gets his flowers.