Granit Xhaka has worn the armband so far this season, but Unai Emery plans to name five players who will share the role after Tuesday’s EFL Cup third-round clash with Nottingham Forest. Emery chose Petr Cech, Aaron Ramsey, Mesut Ozil, Laurent Koscielny and Xhaka as his quintet of options last term, but three of those players have since departed the Emirates Stadium. Merson believes the Gunners boss should only choose one skipper and has nominated Luiz as the best man for the job, despite the fact he only joined Arsenal this summer. “The worrying thing for me is I heard the manager say he's going to have five captains, which tells me he has no idea what his team is,” Merson, who won...
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