Luis Enrique is confident Paris Saint-Germain are better off without Kylian Mbappé. Mbappé bid farewell to PSG for Real Madrid last summer after a seven-year stint with the French giants. The 26-year-old played an integral part in PSG's Ligue 1 dominance and departed Paris as the club's all-time leading goalscorer.

Luis Enrique had predicted that Paris Saint-Germain would evolve into a more collective team after Kylian Mbappé's departure. On the eve of the clash against Monaco, the Spanish coach reaffirmed this vision,

Paris Saint-Germain are the only unbeaten team in Europe's top five leagues after 20 games, sitting 10 points clear of Marseille and 13 above Monaco

Kylian Mbappe left PSG to join Real Madrid in June after seven years in Paris, having scored more than 170 goals in Ligue 1 from more than 200 appearances for the club.

Paris Saint-Germain have reached the halfway mark of their first season without Kylian Mbappé, who left last summer as a free agent to join Real Madrid.So, how have they fared without their all-time

After a hugely successful era at PSG, Mbappe secured a blockbuster free transfer to Madrid last summer. Now manager Luis Enrique, who dropped the Frenchman on a number of occasions last season, believes his side have responded superbly to the 26-year-old's departure and that they are a better team without him.