Arsenal reserves coach Neil Banfield says Jack Wilshere's game will be accelerated by working with manager Arsene Wenger.

"Jack has gone into the first-team, worked hard and now we're starting to see the sort of player we hope will be there in the end," Banfield told Arsenal.com. "I think if you have a season working around Arsène you can't help but mature in every area.

"You can see the heightened maturity in his play and the physical development. It is all a result of the manager taking him in early. I think he [Wenger] saw something there and it has paid dividends.

"He has had a year with the first team and has learned a hell of a lot being around Arsène and his coaching staff. I think from now on we'll see the fruits of their labour."

It is less than 18 months since Banfield handed the then 16-year-old Wilshere his Reserves debut - on which he scored - in a 1-1 draw with Reading.

The second-string manager admits that Wilshere's latest exploits have made "keeping a lid" on the situation the primary objective. But in Wenger, there could be no better mentor for the 17-year-old.

"Jack will be developed and used when the manager thinks he is ready. Arsène has been doing it for years and he knows," Banfield continued.

"The lid needs to be kept on, without a doubt. But I don't think Jack could be working under a better man.

"For Jack it's another year of working, listening and taking these opportunities when they come along. Hopefully he'll have a really long career at Arsenal Football Club."