The dramatic moment Mikel Arteta told the Arsenal squad he had stripped Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of the captaincy can be revealed for the first time. The Gabon international was banished from the Gunners first team and made to train on his own in December after returning late from an authorised trip abroad.
Ahead of the Gunners' 3-0 win over Southampton on December 11, Arteta told the media Aubameyang had been left out of the squad due to a "disciplinary breach". Behind the scenes, the relationship between manager and player was strained and after conversations with technical director Edu, Arteta stripped the former Borussia Dortmund striker of the captaincy.
This decision was taken just 24 hours prior to Arsenal's Premier League match against West Ham United on December 15. With the Amazon cameras documenting everything that goes on at London Colney and Emirates Stadium as part of the Arsenal: All or Nothing documentary, the moment Arteta told the Arsenal squad of his decision was captured on camera.
