2007–08 Arsenal F.C. season
The 2007–08 season was Arsenal Football Club's 16th season in the Premier League and their 82nd consecutive season in the top flight of English football. The club ended their Premier League campaign in third position, having led the table for two-thirds of the season. Arsenal made it into the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League, but were eliminated on aggregate score against Liverpool. The team exited the FA Cup in the fifth round to Manchester United and lost in the semi-finals of the League Cup to Tottenham Hotspur. This was Arsenal's first hat-trick of trophyless seasons since 1997.
French defender Bacary Sagna joined Arsenal in the transfer window
Striker Thierry Henry moved to Barcelona in June 2007
This is Arsène Wenger's 12th seasons with Arsenal.
The Emirates Stadium is the second largest stadium in the Premier League.
Thierry Daniel Henry is a French professional football coach, pundit, sports broadcaster and former player. He is currently the manager of the France national under-21 and under-23 football teams. He is considered one of the greatest strikers of all time, and one of the greatest players in Premier League history. He has been named by Arsenal as the club's greatest ever player. Henry was runner-up for both the Ballon d'Or in 2003 and the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2003 and 2004. He was named the FWA Footballer of the Year a record three times, the PFA Players' Player of the Year a joint-record two times, and was named in the PFA Team of the Year six consecutive times. He was also included in the FIFA FIFPro World XI once and the UEFA Team of the Year five times. In 2004, Henry was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players.
Henry in 2021
Henry was made captain following the departure of fellow Frenchman Patrick Vieira to Juventus in 2005.
Henry in a Premier League game against Charlton Athletic at Highbury in March 2006
After the retirement of Dennis Bergkamp, Henry regularly partnered Robin van Persie in the Arsenal attack.