John Obi Mikel has said that he is ‘honoured’ to continue in his new role as Middlesbrough's captain.
The midfielder captained Tony Pulis’ side in a 1-0 victory over Hull City at the Riverside Stadium on Saturday for a second time, having first taken the armband in midweek's 2-0 win away at Bolton Wanderers.
”’It is always nice to be the captain, to lead the team,” Mikel told the BBC.
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”Great team, great players, great lads too, so it is always nice, it is always positive.