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Kyle Walker will continue wearing the Manchester City captain\u2019s armband for now \u2013 but has refused to reveal who the long-term skipper will be.<\/p>\n

The England right-back has led City so far this term after previous incumbent Ilkay Gundogan left the club following last season\u2019s treble success.<\/p>\n

As in previous campaigns, the squad have held a vote to determine the make-up of the players\u2019 leadership group, from which a senior figure usually emerges as captain.<\/p>\n

Walker has revealed that this season the group comprises of himself, Kevin De Bruyne, Ruben Dias, Rodri and Bernardo Silva but has given no further information.<\/p>\n

That could suggest De Bruyne, who is currently sidelined through injury, is the player who will ultimately take up the mantle but Walker insists it does not matter who it is.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere is a captain but I just feel out of respect to everyone that\u2019s involved in it, there\u2019s no numbers,\u201d said the England international.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a team and we (the leadership group) are a team inside a team, and whoever wears the armband or has the armband on the day, is going to wear the armband until the time is right, until certain members in that captaincy group feel it\u2019s right to announce the number or the order.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019ll do but, until then, I\u2019m wearing the armband because I was the third captain last season and I\u2019ll continue to wear it for the rest of the season until the time\u2019s right.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t even think it\u2019s really necessary. We\u2019re a team inside a team.\u201d<\/p>\n

City, after winning their opening five Premier League games, continued their strong start to the season with a comfortable 3-1 win over Red Star Belgrade in their Champions League opener on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Walker feels City are constantly evolving as manager Pep Guardiola bids to keep his side ahead of their rivals.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cI think that\u2019s Pep being Pep. I think teams work us out, teams find the strategy of how they feel that they\u2019re going to play or defend against us.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we can build up in different ways, I think that puts another tool in our toolbox where we can change it mid-game and it seems to be working for us.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s got the key ingredient. He knows when\u2019s right to let certain players go, bring players in, freshen things up here, give people challenges here and there.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s got a fine balance and how to do it and it seems to work, not just here but at the number of teams that he\u2019s been at because he\u2019s been very successful.\u201d<\/p>\n

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