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Thierry Henry is set to be fired by Monaco.

The Arsenal legend is expected to lose his job in the Principality, following a wretched start to his managerial career.

Henry will be told in the next 48 hours that he is surplus to requirements with former boss Leonardo Jardim in line for a shock return.

Jardim was axed in October to make way for the former Gunners’ striker, but now it appears the club’s owners are about to make an abrupt U-turn – and take him back to avoid the embarrassment of a drop into the second tier.

Monaco lie one place and one point off the bottom of Ligue 1 and their season has lurched from one problem to the next — with Henry unable to arrest the slide.

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The 1998 World Cup winner has been little short of a disaster in his first managerial job – winning just two league matches in 12 attempts – and not managing a single victory in front of Monaco's own supporters at the Stade Louis II.

In fact, the last time they collected three points was a 2-0 triumph at Amiens on December 4 — since when they have been dumped out of the French Cup.

It has all added up to a miserable start to the 41-year-old’s career in the hot-seat.

Matters came to a head following Saturday's 5-1 defeat at home to Strasbourg.

Not only were Henry’s men humbled but he was also forced to apologise after the final whistle to visiting player Kenny Lala.

He was caught on camera saying Lala had ‘a whore of a grandmother’ and despite protestations that he was using ‘language of the street’ was forced into a humiliating climbdown afterwards as he apologised for the slur.

That has proved the final straw for Monaco’s powerbrokers and Henry is now set to be relieved of his duties.