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England football ace Jack Wilshere was questioned by police in the early hours of Sunday morning as onlookers pleaded: “Jack, don’t get nicked.”

The Arsenal midfielder was interviewed in a rubbish-strewn alleyway, after it is understood he was thrown out of the exclusive Cafe de Paris nightclub in central London.

Exclusive video obtained by the Mirror shows officers patrolling the area talking to the 24-year-old amid chaotic scenes, but no arrests were made.

Millionaire Wilshere, who has not played a competitive game of football since last June due to injury, was moments before seen partying with a group of pals including girlfriend Andriani Michael until the night turned sour.

Shortly before 2am it is understood he became embroiled in an argument inside the club which spilled out onto the street.

A man, understood to be a London nightclub promoter, accused the £90,000-a-week star of striking him and was heard confronting the player as he tried to walk away.

Wilshere has strongly denied any accusation of assault.

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The dad-of-two, heralded as one of English footballs best young talents, was stopped by police who separated the two quarrelling groups and interviewed them separately.

A video, exclusively available on Mirror.co.uk, shows a clearly frustrated Wilshere trying to hide his face with his coat as he peeks out from behind a set of bins.

An onlooker said: “Jack Wilshere came out of Cafe de Paris and stormed across the road. There was a lot of screaming and shouting between his pals and another group, it was complete chaos.

“Two of his mates ushered him down the street closely followed by two girls who appeared to be arguing.

“There were a few people shouting Jack’s name but he kept on walking away. He’s one of the most recognisable faces in English football so lot of people were aware it was him.

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“Another man was accusing Jack of assaulting him, he was shouting and definitely trying to get a reaction from the Arsenal player.

“Suddenly around six police officers appeared out of nowhere and luckily split the two groups up, taking them down an alleyway littered with rubbish to speak to them.

“Jack was trying to hide his face with his friend’s jacket when he realised lots of people were looking at him.

“The police kept him there for about half an hour before one his pals got him a taxi and the police escorted him to the waiting cab.”

The Cafe de Paris nightclub is a firm favourite among footballers and soap stars.

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The nightspot was hosting a birthday party for TOWIE star Harry Derbidge attended by other former cast members such as Amy Childs.

It is not believed Jack was a guest at the party but fellow clubbers took to Twitter to detail Jack’s raucous night out in the popular venue.

Twitter user Ryan Perrin tweeted, but swiftly deleted: “Meeting Jack Wilshere completely off his bonce last night was fuuunny the geezer loves a bev.”

The incident is sure to enrage Arsenal football club chiefs who have been forced to speak to the talented midfielder on several occasions regarding his off the field behaviour.

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It is understood Wilshere completely denied the allegation of assault and complied with the officers who arrived to diffuse the situation.

An Arsenal spokesman told the Mirror: “The club is aware of the incident and will be talking about it with Jack.”

During his brief career Wilshere has been no stranger to controversy.

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Wilshere has enraged club bosses after being photographed smoking a cigarette in public during a holiday to Las Vegas in July 2014 with fellow England player and Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart.

The following February he was pictured again holding a shisha pipe inside a London nightclub.

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Anti-smoking Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger publicly chastised Wilshere, at the time saying: “I disagree completely with that behaviour.

"When you are a football player you are a role model and you don’t do what damages your health.

“You can damage your health at home, you can drink at home, you can smoke at home and nobody sees it.

“But when you go out socially, you can damage your reputation as an example.”

Despite another frustrating injury-hit season Wilshere is still rated as one of the best young talents in Europe.

The midfielder scored twice in his last appearance for England in June last year but has not featured in 2015-16 after breaking his leg during pre-season training.

However, things had appeared to be looking up for the player in recent days.

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Sources close to England manager Roy Hodgson say he is almost certain to pick him in his squad for this summer’s European championships in France.

The Arsenal midfielder will be earmarked for the defensive central midfield role in the team despite not playing a competitive game of football this season.

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And just days ago Wilshere won a planning battle to keep 18ft-high nets in his back garden.

Furious neighbours had complained that about the “monstrosity” after he installed the huge mesh net around a mini-football pitch in the garden of his s ix-bed £3.6million home to stop footballs getting booted into neighbours’ gardens.

Despite official complaints from neighbours who feared the structure could collapse in strong winds, St Albans City and District Council said the England midfielder could keep the news as they did not breach any planning rules.

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Wilshere’s contract with Arsenal, which currently expires in 2018, although it is understood the London club are keen to extend the deal until 2020.

No one from Cafe de Paris was available for comment despite repeated attempts to contact the nightclub.

A Met Police spokesman said: “At 02:15hrs on Sunday, 3 April, police patrolling Coventry Street, W1, became aware of two groups of males involved in an altercation.

“Officers intervened and one man claimed he was assaulted.

“He did not require hospital treatment. There have been no arrests. Enquiries continue.”

Wilshere’s representatives did not respond when asked to comment.