Owen Hargreaves insists there will be "no animosity" from the England players towards whoever is eventually chosen as Fabio Capello's long-term captain.
The battle for the coveted role is hotting up with Capello yet to announce who will lead out the side for this week's friendly internationals with the United States and Trinidad and Tobago.
Hargreaves believes his Manchester United team-mate Rio Ferdinand, given the armband for the friendly international with France in Paris two months ago, would be a worthy appointment.
But he recognises the qualities of the likes of Steven Gerrard, David Beckham and John Terry, who was skipper under Steve McClaren.
And Hargreaves is adamant the mutual respect between the players will mean Capello's decision will be accepted with good grace.
He said: "I have a lot of respect for all those players, JT (Terry) and Rio (Ferdinand), Frank Lampard, Stevie G (Gerrard), Becks (David Beckham). Go right across the board and they are all capable of doing it.
"There are a lot of individuals who could possibly be captain. Rio, in my opinion, was probably the most consistent player in England this season.
"It is the decision the manager will make. I don't think there will be any animosity towards whoever gets the job.
"We have all known each other for such a long time, been at tournaments together, and there is a lot of respect for each other in the England squad."
On a personal note, Hargreaves does not want the season to end after looking sharper and fitter following his tendinitis problem in the final phase of the campaign.
He said: "I feel good physically. I feel strong and it is a shame for me that the season is finishing because I missed a lot of time early on and, when I played, I wasn't up to the fitness I was accustomed to.
"But that is life. You are not always going to feel perfect and you have to fight through these things and I knew towards the end of the season that, if I stuck with it, my fitness would come back.
"The tendinitis has definitely eased off. Physically I feel a lot different. Before I couldn't even train. I was just playing the games and trying to get through them.
"It was a bit of a lottery in terms of how I was going to feel but towards the end of the season, the last three or four weeks, physically I did feel a lot stronger and my knees weren't bothering me nearly as much.
"I feel really good right now. I am putting a lot of energy into things and preparing and trying to make myself feel as good as possible. I hope, with the time off this summer, that I will be able to start from day one."
The former Bayern Munich midfielder, one of the stars of the 2006 World Cup, is relishing the competition he now faces for his England spot.
He said: "It has always been tough when you think back to people like Paul Scholes and all the other players who have been involved with England.
"It is never easy, especially in midfield where we have got a great balance, so it is a tough decision for the manager to make but we have got great options."
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