Wilshere nervously awaiting England squad announcement

With the World Cup fast approaching, Wilshere is desperately trying to cement a place in Arsenal's starting XI to get valuable minutes under his belt. 

After a rather unsuccessful loan spell at Bournemouth, the midfielder has struggled to work his way back into the team - he was named on the bench for the Gunners game against Watford on Sunday. 

Gareth Southgate is expected to name his squad for the pre-World Cup friendlies on Thursday. Wilshere hasn't been called up since England's devastating Euros defeat to Iceland in 2016. 

Other players who will be crossing their fingers for a call-up are Burnley duo Nick Pope and James Tarkowski whose manager Sean Dyche feels they deserve to have their talent recognised by the national side.