Slow progress: Wenger won't risk Wilshere

Wilshere suffered a fractured right ankle in pre-season, an injury that required surgery. Arsenal medics hoped to have the 19-year-old midfielder back by February - but Sportsmail exclusively revealed he suffered a stress fracture to his right heel in January that would almost certainly rule him out for the season. The club refused to give up hope and even lined up a string of behind-closed-doors matches to help ease him back.

Wenger admitted the midfielder is frustrated by his problematic recovery, saying: ‘Jack is mentally strong but what is holding him back is that he can’t play football, so he can’t be happy.’

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