Arsenal Jack Wilshere Is A Bit Of A Jack The Lad...But We Like It (PICTURES)

'Hold Me Back' Jack
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Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere may have a baby face but appearances can be deceiving, or at least Wilshere would like to think so.

Nicknamed "Hold me back" Jack by some non-Arsenal fans, the gutsy Gooner has twice been sent off in his career and often relishes some confrontation.

So here's Scrappy-Doo in action...

Jack Wilshere On Pitch Antics
Arsenal v Fenerbahce SK - UEFA Champions League Play-offs: Second Leg(01 of11)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: Jack Wilshere of Arsenal argues with Gokhan Gonul of Fenerbahce during the UEFA Champions League Play Off Second leg match between Arsenal FC and Fenerbahce SK at Emirates Stadium on August 27, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion - Premier League(02 of11)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: Jack Wilshere of Arsenal squares up to Jonas Olsson of West Bromwich Albion during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion at Emirates Stadium on December 8, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal v Stoke City - Premier League(03 of11)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 02: Jack Wilshere of Arsenal clashes with Michael Owen of Stoke during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Stoke City at Emirates Stadium on February 02, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League(04 of11)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 17: Gareth Bale of Tottenham Hotspur scuffles with Jack Wilshere of Arsenal during the Barclays Premier league match between Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur at Emirates Stadium on November 17, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images,) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal v Everton - Premier League(05 of11)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - APRIL 16: Leighton Baines of Everton gestures to Jack Wilshere of Arsenal as he clashes with Kevin Mirallas of Everton during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Everton at Emirates Stadium on April 16, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Soccer - Barclays Premier League - Arsenal v Aston Villa - Emirates Stadium(06 of11)
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Arsenal's Jack Wilshere argues with Aston Villa's Ron Vlaar (left) (credit:PA)
Stoke City v Arsenal - Premier League(07 of11)
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STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND - MAY 08: Jack Wilshere of Arsenal and Dean Whitehead of Stoke clash during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Arsenal at the Britannia Stadium on May 8, 2011 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Stoke City's Jermaine Pennant (C) clashe(08 of11)
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Stoke City's Jermaine Pennant (C) clashes with Arsenal's midfielder Jack Wilshere (R) during their Premiership football match at The Brittania Stadium in Stoke on May 8, 2011. Both players were booked for the incident. Stoke City won the game 3-1. AFP PHOTO / Adrian DennisFOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY Additional licence required for any commercial/promotional use or use on TV or internet (except identical online version of newspaper) of Premier League/Football League photos. Tel DataCo +44 207 2981656. Do not alter/modify photo. (Photo credit should read ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion - Premier League(09 of11)
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LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 08: Jack Wilshere of Arsenal argues with Steven Reid, Jonas Olsson and Youssouf Mulumbu of WBA during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and West Bromwich Albion, at Emirates Stadium on December 08, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
FBL-C1-EUR-FENERBAHCE-ARSENAL(10 of11)
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Arsenal's Jack Wilshere (R) reacts during their match with Fenerbahce's Raul Meireles (R) during their UEFA Champions League Play Off first leg match at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium in Istanbul on August 21, 2013. AFP PHOTO/BULENT KILIC (Photo credit should read BULENT KILIC/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
FBL-EUR-C1-ARSENAL-BAYERN MUNICH(11 of11)
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Arsenal's English midfielder Jack Wilshere (L) reacts as he talks with Bayern Munich's German striker Thomas Muller (C) and Bayern Munich's Dutch midfielder Arjen Robben (R) after the final whistle of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 football match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium in north London on February 19, 2013. Bayern Munich won 3-1. AFP PHOTO / CHRISTOF STACHE (Photo credit should read CHRISTOF STACHE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)