Wilshere: I won't rush return

Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere says he won't rush his return from injury after revealing his latest setback was the most difficult he has had to deal with in his career.

The England international fractured his leg in the final week of pre-season and isn't expected to be fully fit until December at the earliest.

The injury was the latest in a string of physical problems Wilshere has suffered since making his debut back in 2008 and he admits he won't play until he's 100 per cent certain of his fitness.

“It’s going well,” he told Arsenal Player. “I’m working as hard as I can to try to come back.

"I know what it takes because unfortunately I’ve been injured a few times in my career and I know what it takes to come back. I’m not going to rush it. I’ll make sure my body’s right and at the moment I’m feeling good.

“Mentally this one has been the toughest to take because I had a big injury last year, came back, got myself fit, back in good form, played for England. Then I cut my holiday short for two weeks and came in to try to get myself right for this season.

“I thought, ‘This season I need to be fit for the whole season and go into the Euros with a whole season behind me’.

"Unfortunately on the last day of pre-season I got injured so it was probably the toughest one for me to take.”