Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger insists Jack Wilshere will one day captain the side, but says the time is not yet right for the talented midfielder.
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Wilshere was handed the skipper's armband by Thomas Vermaelen after he limped off in the 5-1 win over West Ham in midweek, while he is also set to lead the side in their FA Cup fourth-round tie against Brighton.
And while Wenger admits he has full confidence in Wilshere's capabilities of captaining the side, he does not plan to hand the England international the job on a full-time basis just yet.
Wenger said: "Honestly, Vermaelen made that choice (against West Ham) and I let him make it. It is always interesting to see when Vermaelen is out who he feels spontaneously should be the captain. I did not want to stop him.
"Wilshere is naturally a guy who is not scared of anything on the football pitch and that is usually the sign of a leader. He wants to win and shows you that.
"Of course he will be one of the leaders of this club - in fact he already is. A leader is somebody who does everything on the pitch to help his team to win. And he does that.
"If you are asking me if I will take the captaincy away from Vermaelen? No. But I think Jack will be captain of this club one day.
"It is important that the player gets to the stage where he develops first completely into an accomplished football player and then takes responsibility to take care of other people."
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