The 22-year-old winger, who had never previously donned the armband for his childhood club, was handed his new leadership role when Mikel Arteta replaced Martin Odegaard for Kai Havertz with quarter-of-an-hour left to play.
Arsenal salvaged a draw under saka’s stewardship as captain to rescue a crucial point in the premier league title race
After the game, Saka marked the occasion with a celebratory post on Instagram. Under an image of himself wearing the captain’s armband, the England international wrote: “An honour to wear the armband for the first time. My club! [Captain and red heart emojis].”
Arsenal fans immediately flooding the comment section with messages of support. But one message from Declan Rice stood out; the former West Ham midfielder wrote: “What a sight [love heart eyes emoji].”
