Thierry Henry has compared Chelsea star Kai Havertz to Arsenal legend Robin van Persie after his goal helped Chelsea progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Chelsea trailed 1-0 from the first leg but, buoyed by their morale-boosting win over Leeds United last weekend, Chelsea beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday night thanks to goals from Raheem Sterling and Havertz.

“I thought he was good on the first goal you could see held the ball ever so well,” Henry told CBS Sport.

“He reminds me sometimes, a little, of Robin back to goal the way he can hold the ball. Robin van Persie was very good with his left foot, the touch was always immaculate he tried to bring people along.

“This is why out of the guys that used to be wingers or No.10 he plays as a nine because with his his back to goal he can hold the ball well.

“Now he needs to make sure he can transform that into more goals because you can play off him.”