Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has insisted the only reason Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich were able to play out a Champions League classic is because both teams can afford to take their foot off the gas in weaker domestic competitions. PSG’s 5–4 win over Bayern has been widely hailed as one of the best matches of all time, with both sides offering up unbelievable attacking quality and sparking a debate over the direction of the modern game in leagues like the Premier League, which has developed into slower, more methodical competition. The end-to-end nature of PSG’s victory is particularly alien to Arteta, whose Arsenal side have faced significant criticism for a cautious on-field approach. According to the Gunners boss, this is the only way to survive in a competitive division like the Premier League. “The quality of the two teams, and especially the individual quality of players, I have never seen something like this,” Arteta said.…