Arsenal news: Gary Neville defends Jack Wilshere for leading anti-Spurs songs

England midfielder Wilshere is keen for Arsenal to build on the form they generated towards the end of last term, highlighting the addition of goalkeeper Petr Cech from Chelsea as a sign of the club’s ambition.

The England worldwide, who has been with the Gunners since the age of nine, led the fans on an anti-Spurs chant during their second trophy parade in as many years to celebrate the 4-0 victory over Aston Villa.

Wilshere managed just 30 appearances for club and country last season after suffering another ankle injury against Manchester United last November. Fans then shouted back “Tottenham”.

Gary Neville has claimed that seeing Jack Wilshere taunt Tottenham Hotspur supporters was “one of the best things” he has seen from a footballer in the past decade.

“What you wish for Jack is that he can compete now for six months without any problem, or for a year without any problem, and then you will see the player we all know he is”. “All right, they’d obviously been out the night before”.

“There’s so much talent and variety in the midfield, and when you look at the teams who have won the League in the past four or five seasons, they’ve always had great squads so when someone gets injured or suspended another top-class player can come in”, he said.

‘I think him (Mourinho) being in the League is a big positive.

“There were moments in my career where I… overstepped the mark”, he added.