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Paul Clarke

Arsenal fans noticed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s brother’s reaction to captaincy decision

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's brother has reacted to Arsenal's appointment of Granit Xhaka as the club captain.

Willy, the sibling of the Gunners' forward, commented and deleted a post on an Arsenal TV Instagram post on Friday.

The post was captioned: 'Our Captain' along with a picture of Xhaka.

Willy reacted swiftly with eight sad emoji faces as he provided a clear opinion after his brother was overlooked for the captaincy.

It's no real surprise that Unai Emery decided to hand Xhaka the armband, with the midfielder having skippered Arsenal in every game that he's played this season.

Emery previously liked to choose the captain on any given gameday from a pool of five players but has now changed that approach, with Aubameyang's brother providing the response below.

Experienced players such as Laurent Koscielny, Petr Cech, Nacho Monreal and Aaron Ramsey have left this summer, reducing Emery's captain options in the process.

Emery held a vote a few weeks ago after he asked each player to nominate a team-mate for the captaincy, with Xhaka, who already skippers Switzerland, winning the battle.

This is a decision which has divided opinion, with former Arsenal stars Paul Merson and Martin Keown wanting David Luiz and Aubameyang respectively to land the role.

It's safe to say these Arsenal fans wanted Aubameyang to secure the honour as well as the reaction to his brother's post shows.

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