Jack Wilshere ready for the big time after Paul Scholes blast

Arsenal star reveals how home truths from Man United helped change his game

Jack Wilshere
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ARSENAL and England midfielder Jack Wilshere has revealed that a broadside from Paul Scholes prompted him to reassess his career. It was back in March that Scholes, appearing as a guest in the Sky Sports studio, let rip at Arsenal after their 2-2 draw with Swansea. At the time the Gunners were going through a disastrous spell, a slump in form that effectively ended their title hopes, and Scholes blasted: "They capitulated at Chelsea and it seems to be a similar theme that happens when they play the top teams. For one reason or another players go missing... it seems like they go on the pitch with no discipline."

Though he damned several Arsenal players by name, Scholes singled out Wilshere for particular criticism, saying: "Jack Wilshere came on the scene and looked a top young player but he has never really gone on. He needs the characters like Vieira next to him to take him to the next level. He doesn't look any better player now than he did when he was 17."

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.