Jack Wilshere admits Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger came to his rescue as he battled to overcome injury.
The midfielder says he feared he'd miss out on the World Cup.
"I spoke to him because I came back into training and I was panicking a bit about the squad," revealed Wilshere. "I wanted to be in it. I went to him and said, 'I think I'm ready', and he said, 'No, you're not, you need to train if you are going to have a good World Cup'.
"I knew I would be fit, but it was just down to whether the manager thought I was ready and whether I felt ready myself as well.
"I knew as well that a bone would take six weeks (to heal). I thought I would be here, but it is down to the manager and I have to thank him for that."
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