Mikel Arteta remains the last Arsenal captain to oversee a top four finish in the Premier League.
Well, technically speaking as the Spaniard took over the armband from Thomas Vermaelen in the summer of 2014 after the central defender had completed a move to La Liga giants Barcelona.
"It will be No 1, Arteta and No 2, Mertesacker," then-Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confirmed.