Arsenal midfielder Mikel Arteta is enjoying his leadership role.

Arteta admits that Arsène Wenger can use him, as vice-captain, to deliver messages to the team during matches.

"Sometimes he does, because he knows that we can do it," he told arsenal.com. "His way of managing the group is very simple and if it was not that way he would be able to be here for 16 years, that's for sure."