When Granit Xhaka was appointed Arsenal club captain he seemed destined to break the current captain's curse but it seems the black magic is strong in this one.

On this week's Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Matthew and Anita spent some time talking about Unai Emery and Granit Xhaka and how the manager seems to have really dropped his captain in it.

Arsenal aren’t planning to take disciplinary action against Granit Xhaka for his actions in Sunday’s game against Crystal Palace, according to reports.

Arsenal will make counselling available to Granit Xhaka with the player said to be 'devastated' over Sunday's incidents.

Granit Xhaka's friend Patrik Dibrani says the Arsenal midfielder regretted his actions immediately after Sunday's game, and the 27-year-old isn't in a good place.

Arsenal are reportedly 'seething' over the VAR calls that cost them the game against Crystal Palace on Sunday but they might be slightly misguided in their thinking.

Granit Xhaka has reportedly refused to apologise to Arsenal fans after telling them to 'f**k off' as he was booed on Sunday.

The Arsenal squad generally want Granit Xhaka to remain as captain, despite his confrontation with the Emirates Stadium crowd on Sunday.

Martin Keown has blamed Unai Emery for the boos Granit Xhaka received on Sunday at the Emirates as he slow-walked off the pitch.

In this edition of the Daily Cannon Arsenal podcast, Matthew and Anita make sense of Sunday's madness, tackle the VAR confusion, ponder potential captaincy...

Unai Emery is to consult his players about keeping Granit Xhaka on as captain, seemingly completely unaware that the fans didn't want Xhaka as their captain in the first place.

Granit Xhaka reacted badly to Arsenal fans sarcastically cheering his substitution on Sunday, but was it enough to see him stripped of the captaincy?

Arsenal must surely be looking for a new captain and while it will probably go to someone like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a bid to get him to sign a new contract, it should go to Hector Bellerin.

There was mostly just one main talking point that dominated all others on Sunday and that was Granit Xhaka being booed by the Arsenal fans as he slow marched off the pitch and his subsequent reaction.

There is no other word for it but 'sh*t show' when it comes to describing Arsenal against Crystal Palace.

Arsenal managed to get a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace and as that's better than the 3-2 defeat last season, Unai Emery is no doubt delighted.

Tony Adams has admitted he has both Scottish and Germany roots, joking he had to keep them secret when he was playing for England.

Ian Wright thinks Matteo Guendouzi is driving the Arsenal team forward at the moment, and the 20-year-old was a worthier candidate for the captaincy than Granit Xhaka.

With Unai Emery's still yet to be announced a month and a half after the start of the season, Rob Holding has confirmed the players voted on the issue recently.

Unai Emery is set to make Granit Xhaka his new captain, according to reports.

Unai Emery has confirmed they've spoken with the players about appointing the five new club captains, and their decision will be made official in the next week.

Granit Xhaka has offered to give up the armband of the Swiss national team if it will help Xherdan Shaqiri get over his huff and return to the squad.

Ian Wright thinks Granit Xhaka should be focusing on developing his own game, rather than taking on the responsibility of the captaincy at Arsenal.

Granit Xhaka has given a long interview to Blick in which he talks about becoming Arsenal captain and what that would mean, if Arsenal can win the league, where we will finish and who will actually win the league, amongst other things.

Unai Emery has confirmed Nacho Monreal joining his current group of first-team captains, and the Arsenal head coach plans to appoint two more in the coming weeks.

Uni Emery gave Mesut Ozil a 'pep talk' ahead of Arsenal's pre-season tour as the Spaniard tries to work out a way to reignite the German while he also revealed that Nacho Monreal will be one of his five captains.

Unai Emery has said he'd like a young English player to be one of his five captains next season but, unlike some are suggesting, what he said probably rules out Rob Holding.

Granit Xhaka has reiterated that he is not planning on leaving Arsenal to join Inter Milan, claiming it is all paper nonsense.

Mesut Ozil was asked to name the player he thinks is the best young talent in the Arsenal squad. His answer was definitive

Mesut Ozil took the captain's armband against Leicester and put in one of the best captains performances anyone could remember.

The Spanish players union has declared unanimously that it is opposed to La Liga playing regular league games in the United States and will not rule out the possibility of going on strike to stop the proposals becoming a reality.

Arsenal will have five captains for the new season and Laurent Koscielny will captain the captains, making him the captain.

Unai Emery believes that Aaron Ramsey will sign a new contract to stay at the club and is in the running to be one of his 'five captains'.

Thomas Vermaelen will face another spell on the sidelines after injuring his thigh against Real Betis.

Jack Wilshere says he dreams of being Arsenal captain one day, despite spending last season wondering whether he'd ever play for the club again.

Chris Sutton completely laid into Theo Walcott following his performance in the Europa League against Red Star Belgrade.

Arsene Wenger has hinted that Aaron Ramsey could become Arsenal captain in the future.

Arsene Wenger tips Aaron Ramsey to become Arsenal's future captain.

William Gallas has talked to FourFourTwo about his time in London, at Arsenal, Tottenham and Chelsea and losing the Arsenal captaincy.

Thierry Henry and Robert Pires recently heaped praise onto form Arsenal captain and teammate, Patrick Vieira.