Of course Henry had to score didn’t he? For all the talk about the return and the love for the club and the sheer timing of statuesque honours, of course he had to score. For all the French connection and the highest scorer title and the completely un-Wengeresque move to accept a deficiency in his squad, of course he had to score. And for all the Arsenal fans, who displayed commendable composure when El Capitan finally left, and have basically run the season so far with one striker, of course he had to score.
But 31 hours before all the drama, and endless references to the last movie of the LOTR series, there was another less celebrated...