Arsenal legend Thierry Henry gave fans at Anfield a glimpse of his very , very best after nailing a cheeky pass to Ryan Babel during an All-Stars game between a Steven Gerrard XI and a Jamie Carragher XI . The former Arsenal man hung up his boots in December , but there was no sign of rustiness as the 37-year-old former France international pulled off the audacious move . Henry , who had been playing for MLS side New York Red Bulls before calling it a day , looked set to pull the trigger after picking up the ball on the edge of the box , only to dummy a shot with his right and play a pass with his left . Arsenal legend Thierry Henry looks set to go for goal as he picks up the ball on his right foot just outside the box during the game . But the former France international fools everybody has he dummies the shot and passes with his left foot to find Ryan Babel in space . A confused defender backs away as Henry 's trickery gets the better of him in front of the Anfield support as he plays Babel through . The ball falls to Babel who sadly drags his effort wide of goal as fans at the All-Stars game applaud Henry 's trickery at Anfield on Sunday . Henry ( second left ) shares a joke with Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva at Anfield , as the two teams make their way from the pitch . Babel was the man to benefit from the pass as it rolled perfectly to his feet , but the Dutchman dragged his effort wide in a manner Liverpool fans had become fully accustomed to during his time on Merseyside . The first goal of the game had been scored by Mario Balotelli and a cracker it was too , the Italian whipping a 25-yard drive that fizzed into the corner of The Kop net on nine minutes . He wasn ’ t put under great pressure but the finish still smacked of class . At one stage it looked as if Carragher ’ s side , managed by Roy Evans , would saunter to victory but Gerrard has made comebacks a fixture of his Liverpool career and he ensured this match did not end in defeat . Henry ( right ) , who played for Steven Gerrard 's team in the charity match , shakes hands with his Sky Sports colleague Jamie Carragher . Balotelli opened the scoring at Anfield after slamming in a long-range shot into the corner of the goal as Steven Gerrard looked on . Drogba added a second goal to put Jamie Carragher 's side 2-0 up at Anfield after rounding the keeper and slotting into an empty net . Pepe Reina does his best to stop Gerrard from scoring from the spot after a penalty was awarded to the Liverpool captain 's side . A second penalty of the afternoon followed for Gerrard and he duly converted that one too to level the scores at Anfield Stadium . He scored two penalties , one in the 36th minute after Martin Kelly had adjudged to trip Jerome Sinclair and another just after the hour when Carragher quite clearly barged Luis Suarez over . Some would say the Sportsmail columnist was lucky not to make it into Lee Probert ’ s book . The icing on the cake would have been a goal for either Torres or Suarez but , despite the best efforts of the Uruguayan in particular , it never arrived . No matter . A draw was an appropriate end to a memorable day . The smiles on the faces as a lap of honour was completed confirmed that . The famous Anfield scoreboard shows the names of two of the stadium 's most famous players after their two teams played out a 2-2 draw . Suarez , Torres , Garcia , Xabi Alonso , Gerrard , Dirk Kuyt and Alvaro Arbeloa gather for a photo together after the full-time whistle . Balotelli posted this photo after the game captioned : 'LEGENDS . Always nice to see you guys , @ didierdrogba you are welcome for my pass . Drogba , Torres and Terry pose together as they caught up on their days at Chelsea together in the Anfield dressing rooms after the game . Afterwards Gerrard told LFC TV : 'It has been absolute brilliant , more than anything the charities have done well with a full house . 'The hairs on my neck were standing up . There were times I did n't know who to pass to . People have gone out of their way to come here . 'It has been absolutely magical . Every player who was asked to come here did , whether they had to drive for an hour or get three flights . ' Suarez plants a kiss on the head of his former captain after he converted the penalty won by the Uruguayan to make it 2-2 at Anfield . Two former Liverpool strikers entered the field as half-time substitutes , with Luis Suarez and Fernando Torres both returning to Anfield .
Thierry Henry turned back the years with a moment of genius at Anfield when he pulled of a stunning pass . Former Arsenal star Henry dummied a shot before passing the ball with his standing foot to Ryan Babel . Ex-Liverpool winger Babel received the ball to feet , but the Dutchman dragged his shot wide of the opposition goal . Didier Drogba , Mario Balotelli and Dominic King 's all scored as the All-Star game at Anfield ended in a 2-2 draw . CLICK HERE to read Steven Gerrard match report from Anfield .