Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere has insisted that he will not rush into a return to playing following his latest injury setback.

The England international fractured his leg in the final week of pre-season and is not expected to be fit until December.

Wilshere has stated that while this injury is the worst that he has had to deal with since making his first-team debut in 2008, he is pleased with how his recovery is progressing.

"It's going well," he told Arsenal's official website. "I'm working as hard as I can to try to come back. I know what it takes because unfortunately I've been injured a few times in my career and I know what it takes to come back. I'm not going to rush it. I'll make sure my body's right and at the moment I'm feeling good.

"Mentally this one has been the toughest to take because I had a big injury last year, came back, got myself fit, back in good form, played for England. Then I cut my holiday short for two weeks and came in to try to get myself right for this season.

"I thought, 'This season I need to be fit for the whole season and go into the Euros with a whole season behind me'. Unfortunately on the last day of pre-season I got injured so it was probably the toughest one for me to take."

Wilshere has scored 11 goals in 155 appearances for Arsenal.