While club legend Tony Adams suggested Declan Rice should captain the team, the members of the squad had their vote on Thursday

The issue had been raised by former Arsenal skipper Tony Adams, who said Arteta should replace Odegaard with Declan Rice.

Mikel Arteta has slammed calls for Martin Odegaard to be stripped of the Arsenal captaincy by insisting there is "no question" the Norway midfielder is the right man to lead their Premier League title challenge.