Mikel Arteta is determined to break the curse of the Arsenal captaincy after years of circus surrounding the armband.
The manager has yet to name his skipper for this season, though Martin Odegaard is expected to resume the role he took up towards the end of last season.
Arteta wants both a captain and a senior group that will bring ‘really strong leadership’ to the club after a string of controversies involving previous skippers.
‘It’s been a topic that has been discussed a lot, especially externally, and that didn’t help,’ Arteta said.