James McCarthy is ready to take on more responsibility at Wigan Athletic this season.
McCarthy is determined to prove the loss of Tom Cleverley and Charles N'Zogbia will not sink Wigan.
N'Zogbia wants to go to Aston Villa while loan signing Cleverley has returned to Manchester United.
So midfielder McCarthy plans to do his bit to keep the Latics in the top flight.
He said: "The aim is to get into the team and stay there, adding more goals to my game too.
"We have a big squad and competition will be fierce."
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