The Arsenal manager spent a year playing at the French club which ‘ignited’ his career as a player and manager

Days after professing his “love” and “respect” for Pep Guardiola, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta spoke in an equally effusive manner about another influential Spanish coach he will face in the Champions League on Tuesday.

For some, Arsenal versus Paris Saint-Germain may seem like a standard Champions League tie. For Mikel Arteta, however, it will spark memories of a special time when he was first embarking on his professional playing career with the help of a Brazilian roommate in his early twenties named Ronaldo de Assis Moreira.