Gluten-free Gunner: Jack Wilshere puts his Arsenal revival down to new diet
Midfielder has forced his way back into side after series of injuries, and admits he feels fitter, sharper and quicker having cut out gluten and dairy
Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere says a new gluten-free diet has put him in the best shape of his career after re-establishing himself in Arsene Wenger’s first team.
Wilshere, 26, starred in a 2-2 draw at home to Chelsea in midweek, opening the scoring with a thumping close-range finish.
It was not enough to earn Arsenal victory, with Eden Hazard’s penalty and a late goal from Marcos Alonso putting Chelsea in front, before Hector Bellerin added a final twist in stoppage time.
The match was Wilshere’s sixth consecutive 90 minutes in the Premier League after a nightmare few years blighted by injury.
“I have been dairy and gluten-free now for six weeks,” Wilshere told the London Evening Standard.
“I feel that I look better, I have certainly lost a bit of weight, and am leaner. I am probably fitter as well. I feel sharper and quicker on the pitch. I feel like I can last longer.