Jack Wilshere says he will be out to prove Unai Emery was wrong to get rid of him at Arsenal when he makes an emotional return back to the Emirates Stadium with West Ham this weekend.
The England international was expected to sign a new long-term contract earlier this year, but Arsenal’s decision to replace Arsene Wenger with Emery changed the picture dramatically.
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Upon the arrival of Unai Emery, Wilshere was told he was unlikely to feature regularly in the Spaniard’s starting XI following the signings of Lucas Torreira and Matteo Guendouzi and moved across the capital.
Like Arsenal, West Ham head into Saturday’s derby having having failed to register a point in their opening two matches of the new season and Wilshere is out to prove a point against his former employers, Arsenal.
‘I’ve got to try and block all the emotion out,’ Wilshere told the club’s matchday programme for Saturday’s game against Bournemouth.
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‘If someone would have said we’d get three points from the opening two games, we’d probably have taken that, so we need to get today’s game out of the way and get a win and get our season going, then we can go to the Emirates.’
‘First of all, I’ve got to concentrate on football and I quite fancy our chances. I obviously know them really well.’
‘They’ve got a new manager, but I know the players, so hopefully it’ll be a good time to play them.’
‘It’ll be a strange one for me as I was never able to go there and play when I went out on loan as you can play against your parent club, but it’s one I’m looking forward to.’
‘It’s down to me to prove a point to Arsenal that they were wrong to get rid of me.’
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