Former midfielder Jack Wilshere believes Arsenal can finish in the top four this season.

The Englishman spoke after the Gunners' convincing 2-0 home win over West Ham United.

Wilshere also had special praise for center forward Alexandre Lacazette, who stepped in as captain after the fiasco involving Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

He told talkSPORT: “I don't think their target would have been top four at the start of the season..

“But the way the league has gone, the way the teams around them are playing and the way they're starting to go… they're on a journey and you're starting to see a young team who are playing for a manager.

“The manager has got a clear footballing philosophy and they're doing it, they're producing it.

“Yes, there's going to be bumps in the road because they're young, they're not going to be as consistent as you want them to be, but they've definitely got a chance of top four."

He added: “Lacazette was different class last night.

“He would be a contender for the captaincy."