“Arsenal were better in terms of intensity, pressure, and they won every duel,” said Luis Enrique. “Effectively, after the second goal, they decided to defend more deeply, take fewer risks, but overall they deserved the win and we deserved the defeat.”

Luis Enrique insisted Mikel Arteta is ahead of him in his project with Arsenal after his Paris Saint-Germain side's poor defeat to the Gunners.

Mikel Arteta has long been viewed as a protégé of Pep Guardiola but it appears that Luis Enrique has been an influence on the Arsenal manager too.