Jack Wilshere is an Arsenal man and I see him staying, says Arsène Wenger

• Wenger believes injury-plagued midfielder knows his body better
• Danny Welbeck out of Crystal Palace game with injury

Arsène Wenger believes Jack Wilshere’s upturn in form is rooted in the midfielder shedding the feeling that he is invincible. Wilshere has started Arsenal’s last seven Premier League matches and he has completed the 90 minutes in each of them.

He was outstanding in last Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at Bournemouth – the lone bright spot for his team – and Wenger said the player’s greater awareness of the limitations of his body, in the light of his well-documented fitness issues, had provided the platform to shine. The other factor has been the dedication the 26-year-old has shown to his conditioning work.

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