Arsene Wenger says Jack Wilshere can be captain of Arsenal and England Wenger said: "Jack was an interesting choice. Honestly, Vermaelen made that choice and I let him make it. It is always interesting to see when Vermaelen is out who he feels spontaneously should be the captain. I did not want to stop him. It is interesting because the players know on the pitch. He [Wilshere] is naturally a guy who is not scared of anything on the football pitch and that is usually the sign of a leader. He wants to win and shows you that. Of course he will be one of the leaders of this club - in fact he is already on the pitch. A leader is somebody who does everything on the pitch to help his team to win. And he does that. If you are asking me if I will take the captaincy away from Vermaelen, no. It is not a question that holds me at the moment. I think Jack will be captain of this club this day - yes, of course. First of all, because of the quality of the player. Second, his commitment and desire to win. And his understanding of the game. He understands football very well and senses on the pitch what you have to do. Let's not go too quick [about becoming England captain]. The potential is there, of course. But I'm not national team coach - you should ask that question to Roy Hodgson, who will be happy to talk about it. With Arsenal failing to win a trophy since 2005, Wenger has stressed the importance of going all the way in the FA Cup this season and finally bringing some silverware back to the north London club. After suffering the embarrassment of losing to Bradford in the Capital One Cup quarter-final, Wenger knows his side cannot afford another cup upset this season. It is important because people will look at us, how we respond to a challenge like the FA Cup. We wanted to do well in the Capital One Cup. After what happened, of course it's important for us to show we are ready and motivated. I won the FA Cup four times because I take the competition seriously. It is important to go for every trophy we can. We are in the Champions League. I know you have already kicked us out but we will surprise you!