Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has ruled Thierry Henry out until after Christmas and admitted the France striker is unlikely to play until early next year due to a hamstring injury.
Henry has already been troubled by a neck injury but Wenger is more worried by the new problem.
"Thierry Henry has started his rehabilitation," he told Sky Sports News. "He's still not completely free with his hamstring but he starts to work again. We hope we can build him up and make him competitive again."