Arsenal can deliver a performance they will never forget and knock Monaco out of the Champions League, says Thierry Henry

Gunners legend says Arsene Wenger's men can overturn deficit

Arsene Wenger pictured during Arsenal's defeat to Monaco (GETTY IMAGES)

Thierry Henry has backed Arsenal to overturn their first leg deficit in Monaco and progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

The Gunners lost 3-1 to the Ligue 1 side at Emirates Stadium and head to Stade Louis II on Tuesday needing at least three away goals to advance.

Arsene Wenger's men have not been beyond the last-16 since 2009-10, when they cruised past Monaco but fell in the quarter-finals to Barcelona.

But former Arsenal man Henry - who played as the Gunners lost the 2006 final to Barcelona in Paris - believes Wenger's side can produce a performance they will never forget.

"Paris Saint-Germain and Schalke both pulled off shock results in the Champions League. PSG stunned Chelsea while Schalke gave Real Madrid a fright with their away win," Henry wrote in his column in The Sun on Sunday.

"And I believe Arsenal can do the same at Monaco on Tuesday. People will say I'm biased, I know, but despite trailing 3-1 from the first leg, my former club can produce a big result in the big game.

"It won't be easy, of course. Yet with the right commitment, Arsene Wenger's team can deliver a performance they will never, ever forget."