Do Arsenal players ready for leadership roles?

Bukayo Saka took the captain’s armband in Arsenal’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea at the weekend.

Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka has done just about everything so far in his Arsenal career, but could we be about to see something else added to his resume?

Against Chelsea, Saka was handed the captaincy armband after Martin Odegaard was substituted in what is a sure sign of Mikel Arteta’s faith in his young star to be a leader on the pitch.

With Arsenal’s attention now turning to Sevilla in the Champions League, Arteta will be delving into his bag of tricks to get his team back on the winner’s list after the 2-1 defeat to Lens last time out.

Coming off the 2-2 draw against Chelsea that saw Arsenal look a little disjointed in the first half before correcting things in the second half, that kind of performance against Sevilla will see the Gunners drop their second consecutive match in the competition.

With Arsenal sitting second in the group behind Lens and just a point above Sevilla, getting a win is crucial to gain momentum in the competition.

And when those tough moments do come, Arteta will be relying on his on-field leaders to take charge of the situation, and it might be Saka who puts the team on his back and wills them to victory.