Quotes from Jack Wilshere

I'd say I was an attacking midfielder, and if you are going to be one of the best, you have to score goals and create them.

I've had a bond with West Ham since growing up as a kid, going to Upton Park, looking up to the players.

The best player I ever played with is probably Cesc Fabregas. I only got to play with him for a year before he went back to Barcelona, but I learned so much from him - the way he knew what he was going to do with the ball before he got it and his passing - and he scored goals.

Sometimes you have to shield, and sometimes you have to press.

We have got loyalty at Arsenal, and players have shown that in the past.

We have loyalty at Arsenal, and players have shown that in the past.

If you don't believe in yourself, then who is going to believe in you?

To be playing against people like Xavi and Iniesta is brilliant.

All of a sudden, when you're injured, you realise everything revolves around your core. It's crucial for balance and absorbing impact.

I want to be Arsenal captain.

To play in the Champions League is an experience a player of 33 may not have had in his whole career. To be doing that at 18... well, it's such a bonus.

My family have always been West Ham fans, so growing up, I used to go and watch them, and so I was a West Ham supporter.

I said, even when I was left out, 'I am an England fan, and I'll be supporting the boys.' It's in my blood; it's too hard not to.

Now I've learned to enjoy my football while I can. Every time I'm on the pitch, I just enjoy it.

I'm always in contact with my manager at Arsenal, who has been a big part of my career, and I'll always talk to him.

The criticism that Arsene gets is just a joke.

My kids, since birth, have been dairy- and gluten-free.

Certain things come naturally, and tackling wasn't one of them; I'd sometimes go a bit over the top when I was younger.

It's a dream to play for England, so if I'm selected, I'd look forward to playing. But it's down to the powers above me.

If I'm on the bench in a Premier League game, I'm thinking, 'What can I do coming off the bench?'

I want to play in the Premier League, the Champions League, and I want to continue playing for England. If I'm going to do that, I have to play for my club and put in good performances for my club because there are other English midfielders who are doing that in the Premier League.

Sometimes a manager can only do so much, as in prepare a team, and then the team have to go out there and perform.

I'm not really a defensive midfielder.

Teams want the best players. If the best players come through your academy, you can play.