Quotes from Jack Wilshere

Being injured, coming back, playing a few games, trying to get your fitness back, getting injured again - you don't get a chance to prove what you can do.

If you've lived in England for five years, for me, it doesn't make you English.

With Arsenal, I've been playing out wide, which is not me.

I know my body well. I know the right foods to eat.

I'm not just a footballer; I'm a top athlete, and we have to be at the top of our game.

As a player, if your attitude is questioned, it's horrible.

Loyalty is a big part of football, and it shows if you are a real man or not.

I realise things aren't going to go my way every week. Of course they're not. But the main thing is to give your all and enjoy.

When I was 18 or 19, I would come into training, and I'd be the last in and first out. I was one of those that took everything for granted, and I'm honest about that now.

When I was young at Arsenal, you take it for granted, playing all the time.

I went to Bournemouth and had a great time. The idea was just to prove to myself that I can still play at that level.

You need to be able to defend. It's massively important, and at Arsenal, we've sometimes been guilty of forgetting that.

I'll take criticism. I know that's part and parcel of football. But when it's just reckless and aggressive, I don't listen.

I know the best way to recover and get the right amount of sleep.

It doesn't 'hurt' me, hearing criticism from ex-players. It probably disappoints me a little bit more.

All I think about is playing at the highest level and in the top competitions so I can measure myself against the best in the world.

I want to go to the World Cup and enjoy it.

It's every kid's dream to represent their country at a World Cup.

I don't think one player can ever win a World Cup.

Some players have got their price, but, to be honest, that's not the way I look at the game.

The intensity of the Premier League is incredible. The levels of fitness you have to reach just to survive in it is absurd.

My perfect formation would be 4-3-3 with one holding and then the two going forward. I would be one of the ones going forward.

I definitely wouldn't go somewhere just because I'm a homegrown player. I'd want to be wanted by a club.

I want to be wanted by Arsenal. I've grown up at Arsenal. I'm a homegrown player, and as long as Arsenal want me, then I'm happy.