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Arsenal hero Jack Wilshere has named the player who he found ‘difficult’ to deal with in the dressing room and ‘hammered me’ as a kid upon breaking through for the club. A fresh-faced Wilshere burst from Arsenal’s academy on September 13, 2008 under Arsene Wenger for his senior debut. The midfielder replaced Robin van Persie as a late substitute in a Premier League win over Blackburn Rovers at only 16 years, eight months and 12 days old. Wilshere became Arsenal’s youngest-ever league player at Ewood Park, until Ethan Nwaneri stole his record on September 18, 2022. The Hale End hero would also …

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