Jack Wilshere goal: Watch the Arsenal star open his England account in style with double strike against Slovenia

 
Double trouble: Wilshere opens his England account in style
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Richard Parry15 June 2015

Relive the action from Ljubljana as Arsenal star Jack Wilshere finally opened his account for England.

Wilshere has not scored in any of his previous 27 England appearances before taking the field in Slovenia. He would walk off having netted two of three goals that saw Roy Hodgson’s side claim a dramatic 3-2 win to take a stranglehold on Group E in the race for Euro 2016 qualification.

England legend Gary Lineker claimed the Arsenal man’s strikes were among the best ever scored for the country.

Lineker told BBC Radio 5 live: "Jack Wilshere scored two breathtaking goals. I'm sure he hit the same square of the net on both occasions.

"Let's put it this way - if we had a top 10 he'd be in it."

His first was an absolute thunderbolt to bring England level…

His second, a team goal so beautiful it appeared to come straight from the Arsenal training ground.

Wilshere cleary enjoyed wearing the familiar red for his country on Sunday.

Speaking after the match, the 23-year-old admitted that, while he was pleased to open his international account, he needed to score more goals.

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"It's obviously nice to get my first goals for England, they have been a long time coming,” said Wilshere.

“I probably wouldn't have had a shot for the second one if I hadn't already scored, but after I'd scored one I had more confidence.”

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