“?Arsene Wenger has allayed fears over Jack Wilshere’s latest injury setback ahead of the new season.
“?The Arsenal manager was quoted in Wednesday’s Daily Express after Wilshere had suffered a minor knee issue ahead of Saturday’s curtain raiser against Liverpool.
The midfielder missed almost all of the 2015/16 campaign with a hairline fracture of his calfbone.
But Wenger said that Wilshere’s latest knock was nothing to worry about as he tipped his star midfield man to make up for lost time on the field.
The Frenchman said: “He has a very big year ahead “? I must say his preparation was encouraging.
“He had a little setback recently but its looks very minor and of course for us to have a great season it is important to have a great Jack Wilshere.”?
Wengers says Jack Wilshere has “had a minor setback” but insists he “has a very big year ahead, his preparation was encouraging.” #AFC
Wilshere has been ravaged by injuries over the past two seasons.
An ankle injury in 2014/15 prevented the 24-year-old from cementing a permanent place in Wenger’s first eleven, before last season’s leg fracture restricted him to just six appearances in an Arsenal shirt.
Meanwhile, Wenger believes his charges have every chance of making the upcoming season one to remember.
The Gunners boss insists that his players have prepared well during pre-season, and says expectations are high among the group to achieve something in 2016/17.
He added: “We have prepared well, it is a very exciting season. It promises to be a very different one as well because there are so many ambitions out there so we want to focus and start well.
“It looks like that [more difficult than ever] because it is a little bit world championships of managers as well which means a lot of ambitions come with that as well and the expectation level everywhere is very high.
“Maybe the Premier League is more even than ever.”?
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