THIERRY HENRY has delivered the ultimate insult to Manchester United fans by saying they do not compare to Liverpools.

The former Arsenal striker taunted Old Traffords prawn sandwich brigade by claiming the atmosphere at Anfield the ground Red Devils fans hate the most is much hotter than at United.

Ahead of Tuedays Champions League showdown, Barcelona star Henry also claimed United will be feeling under enormous pressure after the weekend loss to Chelsea which threatens to ruin a season that promised so much.

He said: Old Trafford is not like Anfield, that has an incredible atmosphere. It will be a crucial game for them after playing at Chelsea, especially knowing they wont find it easy to play against us.

United boss Alex Ferguson has blasted the clubs supporters in the past for not making enough noise on European nights.

And former skipper Roy Keane famously accused United fans of being more interested in scoffing prawn sandwiches than supporting the team.

United were criticised for being too defensive in the goalless first leg but Henry insisted they had simply been outclassed by Barca.

He added: It was not a surprise to see United play like that.

There were times when they wanted to play but they couldnt. Its not easy to come to the Camp Nou and play better than us. They wanted to but they couldnt.

Henry taunted Fergie by reminding him of Uniteds quarter-final loss to Monaco 10 years ago.

The French striker said: I remember we drew 0-0 at home and people were saying we were out.

But we showed you can score a goal at old Trafford and we finished 1-1 and we went through.

Monaco are not one of Europes big clubs and to go to the semi-final and also score at Old Trafford was incredible.

They were a different team but still Manchester United they won the League that season.

Now they have more players who are famous. But then they had Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, David Beckham and Teddy Sheringham.

This time I am confident we will go through if we play at our level.

Its true that in the second leg at Old Trafford we will see a different United. We will have more open spaces to exploit but they can also pose a threat.