Jack: I’m Gunner get back in first team... and England

JACK WILSHERE is doing his best to give boss Arsene Wenger a real headache.

That’s because the Arsenal midfielder – fighting fit after his latest injury – wants his Premier League place back.

Incredibly, the England international has been injured for more than 1,000 days in his senior career and has missed 155 games.

But Wilshere, who turns 26 on New Year’s Day, has been outstanding for Wenger’s Gunners in their impressive Europa League run that has taken them into the knockout stages.

Against BATE Borisov on Thursday, Wilshere was almost unplayable.

He scored a stunner in the 6-0 drubbing and ran the show, but now he wants the chance to show it at league level. Wilshere,

who has only made four appearances in the league this season, will probably be on the bench against Southampton today after his midweek exertions.

But he is desperate to be among the first 11 names that his manager reads out – and he would welcome a similar gesture from England boss Gareth Southgate. “Of course, I think I am good enough,” said Wilshere, who is growing in renewed confidence after each game.

“I felt that, even when I was a 16-year-old and I was with players here who were international players, that I was good enough to be in the team.

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

“All you do is feel confident in yourself that, if you get the opportunity to get into the team, you will hopefully improve the