Thierry Henry proves his critics wrong

Thierry Henry has warned Manchester United that he has fallen in love with football again and is aiming to finish the season on a high by helping Barcelona to a Treble.

The former Arsenal striker has scored 25 goals this season as the Spaniards claimed a domestic League and Cup Double. His positive onfield demeanour has been a far cry from 12 months ago when the 31-year-old admitted he wanted to return to London because he had not settled at the Nou Camp.

Now, with the Barcelona fans firmly behind him, he wants to end United's recent domination of Europe in the Champions League Final in Rome's Olympic Stadium.

"I've definitely changed opinions about me this season," he told Standard Sport. "Now I feel the affection of the Nou Camp fans, compared to the really tough times with our home crowd on occasions last year.

"I like that people question me, I use that to motivate myself and try to prove them wrong."

Henry has been struggling to overcome a knee injury picked up in the 6-2 win over Real Madrid at the beginning of the month. He trained alongside Andres Iniesta, who has a hamstring problem, yesterday and both are confident of being fit for the showpiece occasion.

More than 30,000 United fans are expected to travel to the game have been warned by Rome officials today that fake tickets are in circulation.