UNAI EMERY has been holding an Arsenal referendum as he finally prepares to name his five captains.

The Gunners boss has been looking for new leaders after Laurent Koscielny, Aaron Ramsey, Petr Cech and Nacho Monreal all left in the summer.

That leaves the out of favour Mesut Ozil as the only remaining member of last season’s captaincy group.

So now Emery has instigated a dressing-room ballot to ascertain who will be wearing the armband from now on.

Defender Rob Holding reveals: “The manager likes his five captains and we had a vote the other week so we’re all waiting to see who gets named.

“It was simply a case of writing down the names and giving them to the manager. He will go through all the nominations and obviously will have his own input.

“I don’t know if there were any rules and I can’t tell you who I voted for, but it wasn’t for myself.

“I have no idea when we’re going to get the result of the vote. I think it will be in the next couple of days or weeks.

“But if I am named as one of the five captains, I’ll be more than honoured. Being captain of Arsenal would be an unbelievable feeling.”

Holding, 24, took the armband during Tuesday’s Carabao Cup win against Nottingham Forest when Ozil was substituted 20 minutes from the end of the tie.

That was the defender’s first game since rupturing the anterior cruciate in his left knee at Manchester United in December last year and he celebrated his comeback with Arsenal’s second goal in their 5-0 win.

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