Arsenal keeper Manuel Almunia claims William Gallas is still the real leader of Arsenal despite having been stripped of the captaincy. The inspiration still comes from Frenchman and the players were happy to celebrate with the defender when he scored the winning goal against Portsmouth at the weekend.
Almunia said: "William is a very good professional. When he was captain he would fight for the team, in every aspect.
"He is a real winner and has a strong character. But we are on William's side - everyone supports him. I have a very good relationship with him and I was very happy for him to score.
"He has shown that he is an unbelievable professional. He is a player with more trophies than anyone else in the team - everyone has to respect that.
"He knows how to get success. Even though he is not the captain we follow him. I play with so much confidence when William is playing in front of me. He has won the World Cup and I have so much respect for him."