Arsenal will escape Premier League punishment despite appearing to play second half of Manchester City draw without a nominated captain
Laurent Koscielny started the game with the armband but was subbed at half time through injury
ARSENAL will escape Premier League action if found to have played the second half of their 2-2 draw with Manchester City on Sunday without a captain.
Laurent Koscielny was Gunners skipper for the first half but the Frenchman was hooked at half time with an injury.
It appears the centre-back failed to hand over the armband in the dressing room so the home side had no skipper for the final 45 minutes.
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Senior Arsenal stars Alexis Sanchez, Theo Walcott and Nacho Monreal started the second half but none were seen with armband.
There were no flashpoints in the second period that required Andre Marriner to speak with the nominated skipper.
Manchester City were denied a penalty in the final minutes when Monreal handled the ball but got away with it.