David Silva has been handed the armband by Blues boss Pep Guardiola ahead of the 2019-20 campaign
David Silva has been confirmed as Manchester City’s new captain, with the Spaniard inheriting the armband from Vincent Kompany.
Kompany severed ties with City at the end of his contract, with the Belgian walking away as a domestic treble winner in his final campaign.
He has left big boots to fill, but Silva is another long-serving stalwart who knows all about the demands of life at the top of the game.
Pep Guardiola had revealed earlier in the summer that he would be allowing his players to choose the club’s next skipper.
A World Cup-winning midfielder has got the nod, with Guardiola telling reporters: “David Silva will be our captain.
“The captain has to be what he is. David has been here a decade, he knows the club and the Premier League.”