Jack Wilshere has revealed his religion has helped him during his many injury lay-offs in his career so far.
The Arsenal midfielder, on loan at Bournemouth, has seen his early ability and promise compromised by a series of knocks which saw him forced out of the first team in north London and forced to seek first team action on the south coast.
Wilshere said, while he does not go to church every Sunday, he considers himself to be a Christian and asked for tolerance towards peoples' different beliefs.
He told Kicca: 'Of course I believe in God and stuff but I'm not that religious.