Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic believes the captaincy will make him a better player.
Vidic is happy with the honour, although with Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs and Rio Ferdinand around, he acknowledges there are more leaders in the team than just him.
"Being captain will add to my game," he said.
"I am still doing what I did before; doing my best to help the team but I am also trying to raise my game to play even better.
"It is a big responsibility but like I said before, Gary, Ryan and Rio have worn the armband over the years and they are the example for all the players.
"When you have people like that around it is very easy."
