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.

Mikel Arteta said Paris St Germain “protected him like a son” on the eve of his reunion with the side which handed him his professional debut. Arteta was just a teenager when he was sent by Barcelona to the French club on loan,

The Arsenal manager was a callow 18-year-old when he was shipped out on loan to the French capital from Barcelona back in 2001, and he comes face-to-face with them again on Tuesday