Latest injury tough to deal with - Wilshere

Jack Wilshere has found it difficult to deal with his
latest injury setback at Arsenal.

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere says his recent injury has been
the toughest to take mentally.

The injury-prone England international required surgery on his
leg in September and he is set to be sidelined until late 2015.

Wilshere, 23, said his latest setback had been difficult to deal
with.

"I think this one was mentally the toughest to take," he told Sky
Sports.

"Last season I started the season well, got injured and missed
most of the season, came back towards the end, got back in the
England team, had a good game with England and then I only
took two weeks off in the summer because I wanted to go back
early and get fit, which I did.

"Pre-season I didn't have any muscle injuries or anything like
that, it was just a freak incident in training.
"It is tough but I've got good people around me, family and
friends and they really help."

Even without Wilshere, Arsenal have developed into title
contenders – sitting level on points with Premier League leaders
Manchester City.

Wilshere said Arsene Wenger's men could be excused for
thinking about the club's first title success since 2004.
"I wouldn't say it is too early [to start dreaming about the title]
because that's what we all want to do - win the league," he said.

"We feel week in, week out we get stronger and stronger. That's
all we can do, we can take each game as it comes.

"We didn't start the Champions League well either but we got a
big result in the week [against Bayern Munich] for that as well,
we're still in that and things are going well at the moment.

"In past seasons we've struggled at the start of the season and
then woken up in January when we've realised we need to get
into the top four and finish in the Champions League.
"But this year I think we've continued with where we finished
last season, we've got players in there that want to win now,
fighting for each other, it's a great team spirit and if we can
continue this then who knows?
"We've got to take each game as it comes but we're feeling
good at the moment so everyone is confident."