Arsene Wenger says Jack Wilshere is available for Arsenal’s FA Cup semi-final with Reading having come through Monday’s run out with the under-21s unscathed.

The England international has featured twice for Steve Gatting’s side in the last 10 days and could now be selected for the Saturday evening clash.

The news isn’t so positive for Mikel Arteta and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, neither of whom are fit enough to partake at Wembley.

The Spaniard appears to have had a slight setback in his rehabilitation from ankle surgery, while the Ox is out for ‘at least’ two more weeks with ‘iliopsoas inflammation’ or ‘a gammy groin’ as it’s known at Arseblog towers.

There don’t appear to be any new injuries from the Burnley clash so we head to Wembley with a strong squad and full of beans.

“We have a massive squad of 24 players at the moment,” noted the boss, who also confirmed that Wojciech Szczesny will start in goal.

“There are also players on loan. It’s important to get the right dimension.

“We know each other better now and have a better balance in our team between attacking and defending.

“All the players have top, top quality which makes it very difficult for me to pick my best team. They all deserve to play.”