Jack Wilshere angers Arsenal fans by hailing Wayne Rooney as best he’s played with
Cherries' loanee bigs up his England mate as a 'proper captain' but Gunners' supporters suggest he should delete tweet
JACK WILSHERE insists Wayne Rooney is the best footballer he’s ever played with.
And the Bournemouth-loanee’s tweet in appreciation of the Manchester United star’s record breaking 250 goals has met with plenty of stick from Arsenal fans.
Wilshere further annoyed supporters at his parent club by posting ‘proper captain and by far the best I have played with’.
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His tweet was in response to Rooney breaking Sir Bobby Charlton’s all-time Manchester United scoring record with his late equaliser at Stoke.
But Arsenal stalwarts reckoned Wilshere should have looked closer to home before praising Rooney to the high heavens.
They wondered is Wilshere’s exile on the south coast has affected his memory.
For the England midfielder was quickly reminded about the merits of Mesut Ozil, for instance.
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And elsewhere Wilshere was advised to delete his tweet ‘before anyone sees’ and told to ‘stay at Bournemouth’.
But Wilshere obviously feels Rooney’s achievement is superb, the pair having regularly turned out together for England.
Wilshere will hope to play alongside the forward for more years to come at international level with England.
At the end of the season he is expected to head back to Arsenal to fight for his place alongside Ozil and co…