Gabriel Jesus and Granit Xhaka handed Arsenal leadership roles to support Martin Odegaard as club captain
ARSENAL summer signing Gabriel Jesus and veteran Granit Xhaka have been handed leadership roles by Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners have started the season with maximum points behind new skipper Martin Odegaard.
One of the pair will wear the armband should the Norwegian international miss a game.
Jesus was remarkable during pre-season and has continued his fine form into the Prem campaign.
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The Brazil international scored his first league goal for Arsenal against Leicester on Saturday.
A superb chip had Gunners fans hailing the striker as "unbelievable".
Jesus went on to double his total just 12 minutes later with a header at the back post following a corner from Odegaard.
The striker has now netted a total of nine goals since joining Arsenal in June.
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Xhaka previously held the armband under boss Unai Emery.
However, he was stripped of the Arsenal captaincy after telling fans to f*** off.
The Swiss international had a furious spat with supporters while being substituted against Crystal Palace.
He refused to apologise but has since made up with supporters.
Last week, SunSport revealed how he credits Arteta for saving his Arsenal career.