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Thierry Henry has told Kylian Mbappe to stop complaining about how Paris Saint-Germain use him as no one is bigger than the club.

Reports in France suggested the 23-year-old was unhappy at PSG as they had failed to sign a new striker so he could play as a second striker.

The forward, who signed a new contract in the summer, played up front and scored in a 1-1 draw against Benfica on Tuesday night, but the drama around his future overshadowed the game.

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And former France international Henry has told his compatriot to work for the team — sharing an example from his own career of how important it was.

“Nobody likes to be exposed to what you’re not good at,” Henry said on CBS Sports.

“You just don’t like it. But there is something that is bigger than anything else and that is the club.

“But did they make him feel like the club was the most important thing or did they make him feel like he was more important than the club?

“I will use my own stories. I didn’t like to play out high and wide for Barcelona. I hated it! But I did it for the team.

“I didn’t like it after a hundred caps and I don’t know how many goals I scored for France, I had to play on the left.

“I didn’t hear anyone say, ‘Oh, what a nice gesture!’ to go on the left instead of players who had less goals and less caps.

“There is only one rule: if the boss asks you to do something, you do it, if it’s good for the team! If it’s bad for the team, I would get the argument.”

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