Jack Wilshere claims Arsene Wenger was "sacked" by Arsenal

Jack Wilshere claims that Arsene Wenger was "sacked" by Arsenal. Wenger at the time said "the time is right for me to step down" before adding a few weeks later that "the timing was not really my decision". Wilshere, who also left Arsenal, described the moment when Wenger was sacked. "I was in the last year of my contract, and I spoke with the manager at the time, Arsene Wenger, and he said that they won't be offering me a new deal and that I could leave," Wilshere told BBC's 'Football Focus'. "But at the time I was injured and it was difficult, because I wasn't fit and I wasn't playing, and not many teams wanted me injured." "So I decided to stay and I got back into the team and they finally offered me a deal in January which I was ready to sign, and then Arsene got sacked.It was strange, everyone was just shocked and Per Mertesacker, the captain, said a few words, and I think everyone was just in shock," later he added.