Granit Xhaka looks in pole position for the Arsenal captaincy

There were plenty of promising signs for Arsenal after they secured a late win against Bayern Munich through Eddie Nketiah in Los Angeles. 

Granit Xhaka looks like the man most likely to succeed Laurent Koscielny if he is stripped of the captaincy and the attacking play was slick. 

Here, Sportsmail looks at five things we learned from Arsenal 2-1 Bayern Munich.  


New captain after Koscielny

The Arsenal captaincy is seemingly up for grabs after Laurent Koscielny’s decision to go on strike. 

There is surely no way he can wear the armband again, even if he stays. There was another hint that Granit Xhaka is in pole position to replace the Frenchman when he led Arsenal out against the Germans at Dignity Health Sports Park. 
 

Gunners boss Unai Emery is planning to construct another leadership group of up to five players and Xhaka looks primed to lead it, having got the nod in a strong Arsenal team ahead of other possible contenders likely to be in this season’s pool of possible skippers Sokratis, Nacho Monreal and Mesut Ozil.

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