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Here's how I see it,
It appears to me that 95% of van Nistelrooy's goals are scored while he's standing around the box and the ball comes to him. I won't fault him for that, he gets the job done.
On the other hand, Henry is much more versatile. Sure he gets lucky bounces now and then, that's part of being a good striker, but he scores goals where he seems to do a bit more work than Ruud. Don't forget his free kick abilities 
To further contrast their contributions, van Nistelrooy's last hattrick came in a 5-2 win for his team. Henry's last hattrick came in a 3-1 win for his team.
For the above reasons, and also the fact that he's just a better player, I would select Theirry Henry.
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