Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has said that one day he dreams of being the captain of the London club.

Wilshere, despite failing to hold down a regular place in the Arsenal starting eleven so far this season, has set his sights on captaining the side after doing so at under-16 and under 18 level.

“I’ve grown up at this club and I have captained the club at under-16 level, under-18 level and last season as well I got the armband for 20 minutes or so (against West Ham in January) which was a nice feeling. I want to do that for this club,” said Wilshere.

“From the team that I first broke into a lot of them have gone so I’m one of the few who’s been around, there’s Bac (Sagna) as well but I’m one of the only midfielders who has been around for a while.

“Mikel (Arteta) came in, he was the captain at Everton and he’s the vice-captain here and you can tell by the way he is off the pitch, even when he was injured he was in the dressing room and giving us support. I do feel a bit of responsibility but I have players around to help me.”

Wilshere will be hoping Arsenal can resume winning ways in the Premier League on Saturday when the club faces high-flying Southampton.