Arsenal starlet Jack Wilshere has been named PFA Young Player of the Year.
The 19-year-old beat off competition from Arsenal team-mate Samir Nasri as well as Joe Hart, Gareth Bale, Seamus Coleman and Manchester United pair Javier Hernandez and Nani.
Since making an hour-long appearance away at Liverpool on the opening day, Wilshere has progressed to become a regular starter for Arsene Wenger and won major plaudits for his performance during Arsenal’s 2-1 Champions League first-leg victory over Barcelona in February.
Rising to prominence as the season progressed, Wilshere made inroads into Fabio Capello’s plans and made his full debut in England’s 2-1 friendly victory over Denmark before making a competitive bow for the Three Lions in the 2-0 Euro 2012 qualifying victory over Wales.
Wilshere joins an illustrious list of previous winners of the award such as Cristiano Ronaldo, David Beckham, Michael Owen and Steven Gerrard but the decision to grant the Arsenal play-maker the honor contradicts the views of Goal.com followers in a recent poll.
Readers voted Manchester United’s Nani as deserving of the award with 27.96% of the vote, just nudging out the successful Wilshere with 27.06%.
The award will prove some form of consolation for the Arsenal midfielder as his side was thwarted at the death by Liverpool in Sunday’s vital Premier League clash.
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