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Mikel Arteta appears to have thrown further doubt on the future of the Arsenal captaincy after his side's 2-1 victory over Brentford at the weekend.

It was a good afternoon's work for the Gunners who were dominant as they secured revenge over Thomas Frank 's side for their 2-0 defeat on the opening day of the season.

Alexandre Lacazette hammered home the extra joy Arsenal's players had felt after the victory by referencing Ivan Toney's now infamous tweet after the game in August with a post of his own that read "nice kick about with the boys."

What appeared to be a fairly routine afternoon though quickly became shrowded in controversy as the Frenchman was withdrawn from the game.

Despite not being officially named as club captain, Lacazette has been in possession of the armband since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was stripped of the role in December due to disciplinary breaches ahead of his subsequent move to Barcelona earlier this month.

During Saturday's match with Brentford the Frenchman was skipper once again, but as Arteta decided to replace him for the final five minutes of the game with Eddie Nketiah, someone else had to take over the responsibility.

Television footage appeared to show Lacazette attempting to hand the armband to