Jack Wilshere has revealed that he is a changed player.

The 25 year old Wilshere has been part of the Gunners first team since he was only 16.

He was once heralded as the future of English football but has sadly seen his progress as a player hampered by troubling injuries.

"I think [I have changed]," Wilshere told the Arsenal Magazine. "I'm married now and I've got two kids, I'm 25.

"Since I was 18, 19 you do a lot of growing up. People say to you when you're 21, 22 that you'll grow up a lot in the next few years and you're just like 'Nah, no chance'. But then, when you look back, you were doing things at 21 that you wouldn't think about doing now.

"So I think I've changed, I've grown up. I've got a wife, two kids and I'm getting older now.

"As you get older, you appreciate what you've got and your game time, your minutes and that you're fit. Not just fit and playing, because I'm fit at the minute, and I'm not necessarily playing but I'm happy and I'm available for selection and that's all you can ask for.

"There are going to be times in your career when you're injured, you're going to miss out on things and you have to use those moments and those hours in the gym as motivation for when you're back to want to stay there."