Wenger convinced Fabio was in the right

Arsene Wenger has defended Fabio Capello’s stand over John Terry, insisting the Italian should have had the final say over whether the Chelsea defender remained as England captain or not.

Capello resigned on Wednesday after the Football Association board went over his head to strip Terry of the captaincy, with the player facing trial on a racist abuse charge in July, after Euro 2012. Terry denies a charge of racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand.

Capello made clear in an interview with Italian TV on Sunday that he completely disagreed with the FA’s decision, and Arsenal manager Wenger said yesterday: “When the decision came out from the FA, I said that the choice of captain is down to the manager. You [the manager] pick your team, you choose your captain.