Wenger has chosen Cesc Fabregas to replace William Gallas as captain. He said:

Fabregas will be the captain, permanently. I do not have to explain to you why.

I believe the captain is the voice of the club towards the outside, and is one of the leaders of the team.

He also said Gallas will play against Kiev.

Gallas will play on Tuesday, but Cesc will be the captain, I have made that decision.

Did Wenger make a mistake in choosing him? He said:

No, I do not regret making him captain in the first place.

William is a player that I rate and a man I rate. I have a big respect for him. He was working as captain in a very difficult media environment.

He was under big pressure from the press and at some stage you do not want that high pressure to affect him or the team. But for the man and player I have a big respect.

Cesc might be young but I don't think this will be too much for him. I think he will make an excellent captain. True he has not been performing well this season but maybe this is what he needed to get that spark back, maybe it is what the whole team needs.

As for Gallas,I somewhat agree with Wenger, he has been unfairly treated by the media but that is their job, if they think they have a story they will go for it.