Excited to be back in FA Cup - Wilshere

Bournemouth midfielder Jack Wilshere is delighted to be back in the FA Cup after a long time and will play in this competition.

The former

midfielder has not played in the FA Cup since 2015 when he won the competition with the Gunners. During Arsenal's 4-0 win over Aston Villa in the 2015 final, Arsene Wenger sent Wilshere to the field as a substitute and at the end of the game, the title was in his hands. He, who has joined Bournemouth on a contract until the end of the season, will now face Crawley and wants to prove himself in his return to competition.

“I love the FA Cup. When I was a younger player that was an opportunity for me to try and work my way into the Premier League team.

“Arsene was always good at that, but now I am at a different stage of my career and I’m looking to try and get minutes to prove my fitness.

“We want to win the game. It’s the FA Cup and against a team from a lower division, which will bring different challenges, so it will be a difficult game and we will have to be ready for the fight from the first minute.”

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