Arsenal players were asked to vote for their choice as club captain in a secret ballot, Rob Holding has revealed. Granit Xhaka has worn the armband in the early weeks of the 2019-20 season with head coach Unai Emery yet to confirm a permanent skipper. Last season he named a group of five captains including Xhaka and Mesut Ozil but three of them - Laurent Koscielny, Petr Cech and Aaron Ramsey - have since left Arsenal. "We had a vote the other week, so we'll see what happens and see who gets named," defender Holding told reporters after Tuesday's 5-0 EFL Cup win against Nottingham Forest. "[We had to] write names down and then give them to the manager. He will go through...
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