Mohamed Elneny says Arsenal players agreed with manager Mikel Arteta's decision to strip Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of the captaincy.
In the Gunners dressing room, that was the moment when Arteta stamped his authority on the job – because it made the players “scared” to cross him. Arsenal head for a reunion with Aubameyang in Sunday's high-noon shoot-out with Chelsea knowing the sub-plot will overshadow their title challenge.
The Gunners tore up their skipper's £350,000-a-week contract last January, allowing him to join Barcelona, but the Gabon striker's spell at the Nou Camp was short-lived and he returned to English football with a deadline-day move to Stamford Bridge.
