Mikel Arteta has three options he can turn to after stripping Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of the captain's armband at Arsenal.
The Gabon international was dropped ahead of the 3-0 win over Southampton after the Gunners boss cited a "disciplinary breach".
And he has gone one step further this week by ruling him out of contention against West Ham and removing his captaincy. It plunges the striker's future into doubt but Arteta is prepared to lay down the law on the former Borussia Dortmund star, while there are not many options to take on the armband in his absence.It speaks volumes that Aubameyang was the player's choice at the time of another upheaval when Granit Xhaka was similarly disgraced.For many years now there has been a lack of.
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