Arteta wanted to invite Enrique to his office at the Emirates Stadium, which is connected to the Arsenal dressing room, to catch up before PSG headed back to France. The pair know each other from their playing days at Barcelona and have stayed in touch ever since.

PSG registered 32 attempts on goal and Nice required a brilliant performance from their goalkeeper, Marcin Bulka, to prevent the Ligue 1 champions from scoring more than once. Luis Enrique’s side will now turn their attention to the first leg of their Champions League semi final against Arsenal on Tuesday evening.

A 2–2 draw with Crystal Palace on Wednesday left the Arsenal manager visibly disappointed, and his post-match comments reflected his frustration. “We dropped our standards today, and credit to Crystal Palace,