5 Sep 2011

Wilshere out of action for another two months

10:17 am on 5 September 2011

The Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere will be out of football for at least another two months due to an ankle injury.

The 19-year-old sustained the injury during Arsenal's pre-season tour and missed the first three Premier League matches of the season from which the London club gathered only one point.

Arsenal sold midfielders Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri before the end of the last transfer window and, although they signed Mikel Arteta and Yossi Benayoun, Wilshere's prolonged absence is another serious blow for beleaguered manager Arsene Wenger.