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title: "Arsenal fans unhappy with Emery after Xhaka decision"
canonical: "https://readarsenal.com/2019/11/06/arsenal-fans-unhappy-with-emery-after-xhaka-decision/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ryan Darby"
section: "Articles"
published: "2019-11-06T12:30:11Z"
modified: "2019-11-06T12:30:11Z"
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# Arsenal fans unhappy with Emery after Xhaka decision

Unai Emery has confirmed that Granit Xhaka will no longer be the club’s captain.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been announced as the new permanent captain of the Gunners, with Xhaka being removed from Emery’s ‘group of captains’.

It was a decision many expected to happen after his actions against Crystal Palace and these Arsenal fans on social media have been reacting to the news.

> Twitter: @afcstuff @arsenal have no leaders. (@HabyJosephHQ)

> Twitter: @afcstuff #EmeryOut (@idcsae)

> Twitter: @afcstuff @UnaiEmery\_ are you sure you made the decision or you took a vote!!!! #EmeryOut (@Louqmane)

> Twitter: @afcstuff Took him a lot decide that lol. (@SEAMAN\_SAGAR)

> Twitter: @afcstuff Next Move- leave Arsenal (@\_kassanga\_)

### Read Arsenal verdict

Emery was always going to be in a tricky position when it came to deciding Xhaka’s role in the squad going forward.

Clearly he is a player that Emery had previously thought highly of, but the Arsenal boss has to not only protect the player publically but also show his authority within the squad.

A decision needed to be made and by replacing Xhaka as the captain, Emery will be hoping the club can move on from the incident and get back on track for a top-four finish.