Arsenal manager Unai Emery admits Hector Bellerin is a key member of the locker room.

Granit Xhaka was named club captain last week.

On the lack of English captaincy material, Emery said: “I spoke with (Rob) Holding about that. For me, he's a very important player in the dressing room.

“His behaviour and commitment are those of a captain, although he's not in the five. But he's going to progress and he will achieve to be in that five.

“Bellerin is Spanish but he came here very young. He's very deep on English culture and speaks English maybe better than a lot of English people.

“And really in the dressing room, Hector transmits a lot of values, a lot of things in English culture and values as a professional.

“I usually speak with him in Spanish, but I'm going to change. Maybe next month I will speak with him in English and maybe I can learn with him."