Jack Wilshere finally admit smoking 'mistake'

Jack Wilshere has finally admitted his 'mistake' after he was pictured smoking last week.

The 21-year-old was caught enjoying a cigarette on a night out in London last week, and had initially claimed that it was a prank.

Wilshere, who scored the equaliser during his side's 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday, was pictured with a cigarette outside a London nightclub in the early hours of Thursday morning, after the 2-0 victory over Napoli in the Champions League.

The Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, said he "disagreed completely" with players smoking on Friday and despite claims that he was holding the cigarette as part of "a dare", Wilshere has now admitted making an error. "I made a mistake, players make mistakes, I'm not a smoker.

"I spoke with the boss and he asked me what happened, I explained to him, we sorted it out and he put me in the team and hopefully I repaid him," he said.

Asked if he thought it was an issue that could return, he added: "No it's not. I'm not a smoker so I think that will be my last one."