William Gallas looking forward to playing against Thierry Henry

Tottenham Hotspur defender William Gallas is looking forward to playing against former teammate Thierry Henry.

Gallas played alongside Henry in the French national team for eight years and in his first year at Arsenal matched up with Henry's last.

The 34-year-old will come up against Henry when Spurs play the New York Red Bulls on Tuesday night.

Gallas told Goal.com: "It will be nice to see Henry again, I've known him for a long time, since I was 13 years old.

"He was one of the best strikers in the world and now he's in America so all I can say is everyone respects what he did in football."

Arsenal legend Henry is not certain to start the friendly.