Jack Wilshere has enjoyed one of the best seasons of his career to date, and his form has seen him force his way back into the England set-up.Plagued by injury for much of the last few years, the Arsenal midfielder has been able to stay healthy for almost all of the season, managing 31 appearances for his club side.Such performances have led to many asking Gareth Southgate to start him in the middle of midfield at the World Cup in June.However, although it seemed his injury problems were behind him, Wilshere picked up a knock in training ahead of England's game vs the Netherlands last Friday, forcing him to miss both that game and the match vs Italy just a few days later.With those games deemed crucial as they were the Three Lions' last games before Southgate announcing his team for the World Cup finals in June, Wilshere's chances of making it on the plane to Russia are now in serious doubt.

ALAN SHEARER HAS HIS SAY

There's no doubt that the 26-year-old is one of England's most talented players, with Jack Butland even admitting that Wilshere was the nation's best player when fit.

But his injury concerns have let him down before, most notably in the 2016 World Cup.

And, although Alan Shearer has claimed that Wilshere is a talented player, he believes that he will be too much of a gamble to take to Russia.

"I'm sure Gareth Southgate will look at what happened two years ago, prior to England going to the European Championships in France," Shearer explained.

"Roy Hodgson decided to gamble and take Wilshere along, although he wasn't fit, and that backfired. I'm certain Southgate wont make the same mistake by taking any injured players.

"It would be a gamble because certainly over the years because he's been with regards to fitness unreliable.

"I'm sure the manager will look at that because you play a number of games in a short amount of time and you need players that you can rely on for form and fitness. That's the one thing that Jack has struggled with over his career.

"He's a good player, there's no doubt about that, but you have to rely on players when it matters. You have to be able to rely on someone to play the first game, and then four or five days later play in the second game, and then go again.

"Because of recent history you can't do that with Jack. At the minute I think it would be too much of a risk to take him along."

Spot on, Alan.

Wilshere is probably one of England's first names on the team sheet when fit, but how often is that?

He's suffered greatly from injury problems in recent years, meaning the last time he made an appearance for England was in 2016; almost two years ago.

Although he has been back to somewhere near his best this season for Arsenal, his recent injury in training prior to last Friday's friendlies shows that he is still a massive gamble to take to Russia.

It may be best that Wilshere is left at home, so another England midfielder of whom is at 100% going into June's tournament can be selected instead.