Man City players vote Ilkay Gundogan as vice captain while Kevin De Bruyne has been demoted

Manchester City have announced their new captain roles for this season. The Citizens are clearly one of the favourites to win the Premier League this season. 

Despite suffering one loss in the opening game of the season against Tottenham Hotspur, Pep Guardiola side have recorded three straight wins in the league so far. 

Manchester City players have decided to retain Fernandinho as their captain for the season. Guardiola has allowed Manchester City's players to vote in their captain each season since Vincent Kompany's retirement in 2019. 

Meanwhile Fernandinho remains as club captain after signing a one-year contract extension in the summer, while Ilkay Gundogan voted vice-captain . 

The rest of the City players reportedly relegated Kevin De Bruyne to Manchester City's fourth-choice captain after a vote by Pep Guardiola's squad.

The Telegraph reported that that Kevin De Bruyne and Ruben Dias now third respectively.