Gunners star loses captaincy

Arsenal's William Gallas has had his captain's job taken away from him after he spoke out about players arguing with each other behind the scenes.

The French international also accused one unnamed player of causing problems and said his team-mates weren't brave enough to win the title this season.

As a result, he's also been dropped from the squad for Saturday's away match against Manchester City.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is said to be furious with the 31-year-old.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger

As well as telling tales about the players squabbling among themselves, Gallas said he doesn't think they've got what it takes to challenge for the Premier League title.

"We are not brave enough in battle," he said. "I think we need to be soldiers. To be champions, you have to play big matches every weekend and fight."

'Frustrated'

Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn said Gallas had undermined his manager by speaking so publicly about troubles at the club.

"Wenger will be very, very frustrated," he said. "He believes they were very, very close last season to having something special and they just fell away in February.

"He believes they had a good enough squad to deal this time but they have been inconsistent."