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Pep Guardiola's side travel to the Emirates for a top-of-table clash on Sunday in what should be a competitive fixture.<\/p>\n
Granted, the treble winners have an impressive recent record against the Gunners – they won 3-1 in North London earlier this year – but Mikel Arteta's men ultimately triumphed in the Community Shield and when Rodri (\u00a34.2m) is unavailable City are noticeably more vulnerable.<\/p>\n
The same logic can be applied to several other captaincy candidates: Martin Odegaard (\u00a35m), Julian Alvarez (\u00a34.5m), etc.<\/p>\n
So, with Gameweek 8's headline fixture a difficult one to read, perhaps gaffers should look elsewhere for captaincy options?<\/p>\n
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James Maddison (\u00a34.4m)<\/strong><\/p>\n There's a chance Tottenham could head into the international break as league leaders.<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n With Arsenal and City going to battle, Ange Postecoglou's troops have a relatively favourable fixture in the form of Luton.<\/p>\n The Hatters beat Everton last weekend but defeat to Burnley in midweek came as something of a reality check and Rob Edwards will know his side will have to be at their resilient best to keep a free-flowing Spurs at bay.<\/p>\n Maddison is his side's playmaker-in-chief and he's not shy of a effort on goal either – no midfielder has registered more shots on target this season.<\/p>\n Even without European fixtures, Spurs' No10 is the joint-third best asset in his position this term.<\/p>\n Son Heung-min (\u00a34.7m)<\/strong><\/p>\n Much of what applied to Maddison is also relevant here.<\/p>\n In fact, Dream Team gaffers with both Spurs stars in their XI will have a tough time deciding who to select as captain if they do decide to target the Luton fixture.<\/p>\n The South Korea international has scored six goals in his last four outings, a run that includes tricky match-ups against Arsenal and Liverpool.<\/p>\n Son is the fourth-most popular captain ahead of Gameweek 8.<\/p>\n Mohamed Salah (\u00a36.7m)<\/strong><\/p>\n Many gaffers will defer to Liverpool's main man if they feel Haaland isn't a suitable captain this weekend.<\/p>\n Salah is the second-most selected striker in Dream Team and his return of four goals and four assists, while impressive, doesn't even tell the full story.<\/p>\n The 31-year-old has created ten big chances in all competitions this season – no other player has registered more than six.<\/p>\n And his tally of 14 shots on target is only bettered by the aforementioned pair of Alvarez and Haaland.<\/p>\n The Reds travel to Brighton on Sunday and while that may well prove to be a tricky fixture, it's a match-up that virtually guarantees goals.<\/p>\n The Seagulls are the Premier League's top scorers but they've also conceded as many goals as Luton – they simply don't do clean sheets.<\/p>\n Aston Villa hit six past them last weekend and Salah will be licking his lips at the prospect of an open game with counterattacking potential.<\/p>\n Levi Colwill (\u00a32.7m)<\/strong><\/p>\n A proper outside-the-box suggestion to finish.<\/p>\n With so much of the talk around Chelsea focusing on their inefficiency in front of goal, their solid defensive record has gone somewhat unnoticed.<\/p>\n The Blues have kept four clean sheets in all competitions and only Man City have conceded fewer league goals this campaign.<\/p>\n This parsimony has translated to Dream Team success with Robert Sanchez (\u00a32.7m) second in the goalkeeper rankings and both Colwill and Axel Disasi (\u00a33.5m) among the top eight defenders.<\/p>\nMost read in Football<\/h2>\n
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