Arsenal tipped to be undone by 'God-like manager' as Gary Neville makes defining call

Arsenal will be underdogs come the Champions League final later this month, where they'll face PSG and Luis Enrique, who himself is eyeing a third European Cup as a manager

Gary Neville believes Luis Enrique is poised to become a "God-like manager" should he win successive Champions League titles with Paris Saint-Germain.

The Parisians are aiming to become just the second team in the Champions League-era to retain their crown with only Arsenal standing between them and that achievement. The French side have looked electric during the knockout stages and are favourites to see off the Premier League side.

PSG hammered Inter Milan 5-0 12 months ago in the final to claim their first European title and have seen off the likes of Liverpool and Bayern Munich to make the final once again.

Enrique can join an exclusive group of managers to win the European Cup back-to-back. Zinedine Zidane is the only man to do so in the last 35 years. Not even the likes of Pep Guardiola, Jose Mourinho or Sir Alex Ferguson have pulled it off and Neville insists the PSG boss can further etch his name into history.

He said on his podcast: "It feels like the moment PSG for win it back-to-back and for Luis Enrique to put himself up there with the God-like managers who have done this."

On the challenge facing Arsenal he added: "In the Champions League final they need to think about their defensive ability and strength and think how they can over 90 minutes beat a team who are better than them.

"Because PSG are better than them, you can’t get away from that. PSG are a better team than Arsenal right now and they’ve demonstrated that over the last two seasons. For Mikel Arteta it’s a chance to go to another level because winning the Champions League would be incredible.

"Winning the Premier League for the first time in 22 years is huge but getting the Champions League as well would be incredible. It feels like the right moment for Arsenal to win the Premier League, it doesn’t quite feel like the right moment for them to win the Champions League."

PSG, like Arsenal, are hoping that a European Cup success can form part of an impressive double alongside their league title. Previously managers going back-to-back in Europe has been masterminded by the likes of Brian Clough at Nottingham Forest and Bob Paisley at Liverpool.