Arsene Wenger expects Arsenal
duo Jack Wilshere and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to
be fit enough to play for England at the World Cup.
England manager Roy Hodgson will name his 23-
man party for next month’s finals in Brazil on
Monday and both Arsenal men have been regular
members of previous squads.
Midfielder Wilshere, 22, came off the bench for the
final 27 minutes of Arsenal’s 2-0 win at Norwich
City on Sunday as the north London side ended the
Premier League season in fourth place.
Winger Oxlade-Chamberlain did not feature at
Carrow Road but is expected to resume training
following a groin problem on Wednesday, which
would also put him on course for a place in
Arsenal’s FA Cup final squad.
The Gunners take on Hull City at Wembley on
Saturday and another absentee through injury,
France midfielder Abou Diaby, made his comeback
from more than a year out with a knee injury via a
substitute stint against Norwich.
Arsenal manager Wenger made it clear he had no
qualms about Wilshere and Oxlade-Chamberlain
being whisked away from the treatment table to the
World Cup finals in the space of a few weeks.
“Players like Oxlade-Chamberlain, if they are not
overplayed, they can absorb competition to come
back and need minimal rest before they start
competition next year,” Wenger said.
“So I’m not too worried about that,” the Frenchman
added. “The only danger for us is if the player is not
medically fit.
“But I trust the medical team in England if they
travel. I think they have their first camp in Portugal
and they will know after that.”
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