'I could use him now' - Wenger admits Arsenal miss Wilshere in wake of injury problems

The Gunners are short of midfield options but the Frenchman insists it was the right decision to send the 25-year-old out on loan to Bournemouth.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits he could use loanee Jack Wilshere in his injury-hit team right now.

Wilshere was sent out on a season-long loan to Bournemouth in August in a bid to earn regular first-team football, with the midfielder impressing for the ninth-placed Cherries this season
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Wenger, meanwhile, is without Mohamed Elneny due to his participation in the Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt, while Francis Coquelin recently joined Santi Cazorla on the sidelines after picking up a hamstring problem in Arsenal's 3-3 draw with Bournemouth on Tuesday.

Asked if he could have use Wilshere now, the Frenchman said: "Yes, I could use him now.”
However, Wenger reiterates it was the right decision to send Wilshere out on loan at the time.