Arsenal FC: The main thing that got me back is my pride - Jack Wilshere

Arsenal playmaker Jack Wilshere revealed that "pride" is his primary source of motivation to get back in form after suffering another injury last March that kept him on the sidelines for about eight weeks.

The 22-year-old is yet to reach his full potential after moving up to the first-team as a teenager in 2008 due to injuries, but is seemingly back on track after recovering from a hairline fracture in his left foot.

"I've been very pleased," the England international told Arsenal.com.

"I said at the start of the season that it was going to take me a few games to come back to the level I was at."

"When you miss time at this level you lose a bit of pace, a bit of form and it takes you time to get back. I'm very pleased."

"The main thing that got me back is my pride. I never wanted to stop - I was never satisfied with the level I was playing at."

"I always knew that I could come back to a level that I wanted to be at and be able to dominate games. I'm happy at the moment but I still think I can do a little bit better."

Wilshere has yet to make a significant contribution on the offensive end for the Gunners in the ongoing campaign, tallying a goal and three assists in all competitions, thus far.

"I've said before that my goalscoring record has never been good enough and that I always want to add more goals," he added.

"You look at the top midfielders in the world like Lampard and Gerrard who were getting 15 or 20 goals a season back in their day."

"I'm not saying I can get that many because they were specialists at that, but I could definitely get into double figures."

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