Champions League manager says he wants Arsenal to win the Premier League ahead of Man City

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Arsenal are currently embroiled in a three-way title race with Liverpool and Manchester City, and are also in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Although Arsenal are out in front at the top of the Premier League, their next game comes away at Manchester City, and this result will go some way in determining where the title ends up.

Arsenal and Man City are both in the Champions League, and could even face each other in the semi-finals if they get past Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, and this could set up a potential final against Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund or Atletico Madrid.

PSG manager Luis Enrique, formerly of Barcelona, has now given his verdict on which of his potential Champions League final opponents could win the Premier League this season.

Luis Enrique claims he wants Arsenal to win the Premier League

Speaking on a Twitch stream, Enrique claimed that he would like Mikel Arteta and Arsenal to win the title, but admitted that Man City and Pep Guardiola are the favourites.

“I would like it if Mikel Arteta won it with Arsenal. Otherwise, I’d like it to be Pep Guardiola, who has already won a lot, and if not that, then it’s Aston Villa’s Unai Emery,” he stated.

“(Man) City are the favourites in my opinion.” 

He also expressed his desire for PSG to play against Arsenal in the Champions League final.

“We already played Dortmund at the start of the season and also, it would allow me to go back to Spain again. In the final, if we ever reached it, I’d be able to meet Pep Guardiola again, or even Mikel Arteta. That’d be great,” he stated.

Barcelona connections could stop Arteta from winning with Arsenal

Arteta faces stiff competition on both fronts as he aims to win silverware with his Arsenal side. If Arsenal do make it past Bayern Munich, they could come up against his former mentor Guardiola over two legs in the semi-final.

If Arsenal somehow reach the final, they could face one of PSG or Barcelona. Barcelona are currently managed by Xavi Hernandez, with Enrique in the opposite dugout.

Four out of eight managers in the Champions League quarter-finals have a connection to Barcelona, with Arteta coming through the La Masia academy, and he has also been linked with a move there.

Guardiola, a Barcelona legend, will be fighting Arteta domestically and in Europe, and Arteta will have to find a way to usurp his treble-winning side from achieving similar this season.