Arsene Wenger unaware of who assumed captaincy role

Arsene Wenger admits he does not know who captained his Arsenal side for the second half of their draw with Manchester City.

The under-fire Frenchman made the startling revelation yesterday morning when he was asked who took the armband from Laurent Koscielny when he was forced off at half-time with an Achilles problem.

With club captain Per Mertesacker not on the pitch and stand-in Petr Cech out injured, there were still likely candidates in the shape of Theo Walcott or Alexis Sanchez.