Time to give Jack Wilshere a chance?

A lot has been written about Jack Wilshere since he burst onto the scene during the pre-season tour of Austria last July.

Calls for him to be put into the team from the moment he tormented Michel Salgado and Christophe Metzelder during the Amsterdam tournament, were in truth, rather far-fetched.

We have all been excited by his rapid rise to the first-team squad, but he has not been ready to play a big part.

His match-winning performance against Stoke reserves, in which he scored another wonder goal; a curling effort from the edge of the area with the outside of his left-boot; and notched up another in the second half has shown that he needs to be used more by Mr Wenger.

With Theo Walcott out injured, the timing is perfect for him to make an impact. He came on against Cardiff at the weekend for a 10 minute stint in place of Abou Diaby, but he hardly had a touch of the ball.

With a number of home games looming, Wilshere could be given more opportunities and I would not be surprised to see him a cement a permenant place in the matchday squad.