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Premier League legend and World Cup winner Thierry Henry reckons he could have forged a potent strike partnership with Liverpool’s news £32.5million signing Christian Benteke.

The 37-year-old Parisian who wowed the Anfield crowds with his silky skills in Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher’s All-Star charity game earlier this year, netted a club record 228 goals for Arsenal in 376 appearances, winning two Premier League titles and three FA Cups with the Gunners.

He then enjoyed a successful spell with Barcelona where he added two La Liga titles, a Copa del Rey and Champions League winners’ medal against Manchester United in 2009.

Henry told talkSPORT that he believes his own attributes would have complemented those of the Reds new frontman and said: “When someone asks me a question like that [who would you most like to play with] I think straight away, ‘Can I play with him? Can he play with me?

“I could have played with Benteke because I could have played off him. He can hold up the ball then I could have wandered around him. He takes all the knocks and kicks and I’m on the side.

“I think if he has an amazing season, Liverpool will be in the top four. It is a lot of pressure but that’s why they have paid the big money for him.

“I think if he does have a big season, one of those seasons where everything you touch goes in, he will be very important.

“He is a player that, right now when I look at the league, I would have liked to play with him.”