Arsenal teenager Jack Wilshere has urged the Gunners to end their trophy drought and win the League Cup on behalf of their injured captain Cesc Fabregas and fellow Englishman Theo Walcott.
The influential duo were both injured in the midweek win over Stoke City and will miss Sunday’s clash against Birmingham City but Wilshere wants to see the Spaniard lifting the trophy for Arsenal at Wembley.
"Cesc Fabregas is a great leader and if we win it, there will only be one person to go up and lift the trophy," he told Arsenal TV Online.
"In a way we can do it for him and Theo Walcott too, he has been a massive player for us in the League Cup and scored two goals against Newcastle.
"We will miss them, but we need to go and do the job without them."
The 19-year-old has enjoyed a stellar couple of months, making his full England debut as well as starring in the Champions League against Barcelona and the midfielder admitted Sunday’s game would be yet another highlight.
"At the moment, this has been the best season I could have asked for. I have played for England and now am about to represent my club in a cup final, which is massive," he said.
"I am really looking forward to Sunday, it will be the biggest game of my life so far.
"If we can win, it will give us confidence for the rest of the season.
"It has been five years since Arsenal won anything and this team is too good not to win things."
Yet the England man also warned that favourites Arsenal would be under pressure to prevail against Alex McLeish’s side but claimed he was confident the north Londoners would emerge victorious.
"Every game brings pressure when you are at a big club like Arsenal," he said. "The cup final is a one-off game and anything can happen, so we have to be ready.
"We just have to play our own game, because on our day, we can beat anyone. Hopefully we can do it for the fans and then bring more at the end of the season."
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