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Arsenal legend Thierry Henry pulled rank over Didier Drogba and Robert Pires to score a pinpoint free-kick in Djibril Cisse's testimonial match.

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Henry scored free-kick in Cisse's testimonial matchCisse All-Stars took on Auxerre LegendsDrogba and Pires also starredFollow GOAL on WhatsApp! 🟢📱WHAT HAPPENED?

Legends like Henry, Drogba, Pires and Maloud teamed up with Cisse to form the Cisse All-Stars XI that took on the former Liverpool player's boyhood club, AJ Auxerre's Legends XI. Cisse's side was managed by Arsenal's iconic former coach Arsene Wenger. In the ninth minute of the match, Cissse All-Stars won a free-kick just outside the area. Drogba, and Pires came forward to take the set-piece, but Henry eventually pulled rank and took the free-kick, finding the back of the net with a pinpoint strike.

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After spending the first six years of his professional career at Auxerre, Cisse moved to Liverpool in 2004, where he won three titles, including the famous Champions League triumph over AC Milan in Istanbul. The striker also represented the France national team and earned 41 international caps.

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Henry will be a part of CBS' expert punditry panel in the Champions League final this Saturday, where Paris Saint-Germain will take on Inter in Munich.

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