Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom has laughed off comparisons with Thierry Henry. Alexis Sanchez has dubbed the youngster ?Titi? after the Gunners legend.
?One day in training with the first team I scored a Henry-type goal, cutting inside and finishing,? Akpom told said.
?I could see Sanchez jumping, he?s an enthusiastic guy at the best of times and he?s going: ?Titi, Titi, Titi, Titi!?. The next morning he came to me and said ?Titi.?
?Then the next morning he came to me and said ?Titi?. Akpom asked: ?hold on is this my new nickname?? That?s how it came about and it?s stuck since then.
?Now the lads just call me Titi or Thierry Henry ? I?ll take that. It?s not a bad comparison to have.
?He was my idol growing up. Playing for the academy and watching Arsenal?s first team I used to see players like Henry scoring every week and it really inspired me.?
