Manager Arsene Wenger isn't sure whether Thierry Henry will start for Arsenal, but he said that the Red Bulls captain and
striker will play for the club in the English F.A. Cup third-round encounter against Leeds on Monday.
It will be Henry's second debut for the English Premier League side, having made his first appearance more than a dozen years ago.
Arsenal has registered Henry in time for the game at Emirates Stadium in London.
The game will be televised by Fox Soccer at 2:30 p.m. ET.
"It took a little while to get the paperwork done but finally it is done," Wenger told reporters. "He will be involved against Leeds but I haven't decided yet what I will do.
"He works hard, he is a bit behind physically of course. I think in one or two weeks he will be fine. Everybody is happy that he has joined the team."
Arsenal on Friday completed a two=month loan deal for the 34-year-old Henry, who holds the club's career goals record (226) and had a statue erected of himself outside the stadium.
Wenger said Henry's legacy will not be hurt by him playing for the Gunners again.
"You cannot take away from people what they have done, and what he has delivered will stay forever," he told Agence-France Presse. "It can just make the statue a bit bigger, let's hope he will do that."
"He still has the quality. He is a bit less strong physically, because we all go down physically every day, nobody can stop that, you can only slow it down.
"Thierry had so many physical qualities, that he is still at a good level. His other quality was he always had a healthy life, he cared about his diet and usually these players go down as well, but less quickly than ones who do not do that."
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