Wilshere set for Tuesday scan - Results likely to determine whether midfielder will play for England

Posted Tuesday, August 02, 2011 by skysports.com

Wilshere set for Tuesday scan - Results likely to determine whether midfielder will play for England
Wilshere: Injured his ankle against New York Red Bulls on Sunday

The scan which is likely to determine whether Jack Wilshere can play in England's friendly against Holland has been rescheduled for Tuesday.

The Arsenal midfielder had been expecting to have his ankle injury assessed on Monday after lasting just seven minutes of Sunday's Emirates Cup draw with New York Red Bulls.

But the scan was put back to Tuesday, with Wilshere confirming on his Twitter account: "Ankle scan tomorrow (Tuesday) now!!"

Manager Arsene Wenger revealed on Sunday night the initial prognosis was for Wilshere to be absent for a week, which would rule the 19-year-old out of the Gunners' final pre-season friendly at Benfica on Saturday.

And the Arsenal boss put himself on another collision course with England by declaring that unless Wilshere recovered in time to play in Portugal, he would not be available for the Wembley international four days later.

Wilshere was forced to look on as Arsenal threw away another lead to surrender the Emirates Cup to the Red Bulls.

Disappointment

A packed Emirates Stadium booed the Gunners at the final whistle, betraying their fears that the club were set for another season of bitter disappointment.

But goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was defiant about Arsenal's chances of ending their six-year silverware famine, insisting they were good enough to mount a sustained challenge for the Premier League title.

"I'm confident, from what we've seen so far," the 21-year-old said. "Hopefully, we can step up a level and use the experience of last season to win the Premier League."

Wenger will continue his efforts to strengthen the squad before then, with centre-backs Phil Jagielka and Christopher Samba continuing to be linked with the North Londoners.

Valencia winger Juan Mata is another reported target but Szczesny felt there was no need for panic buys.

"If the boss decides to add one or two players then fair enough," he said. "But I believe the squad he has is good enough to win the Premier League."