Jack Wilshere trains hard while Arsenal team-mate Alexis Sanchez does likewise despite Arsene Wenger saying he should miss Stoke City away

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Jack Wilshere appeared to be well over his latest injury setback as he put on an energetic performance during Arsenal training on Friday.

The Gunners midfielder fractured his left fibula in April while on loan at Bournemouth, but recently returned to full training.

He didn't seem at all phased by his leg as he threw himself into multiple slide tackles and ran at full pelt during sprint drills.

Jack Wilshere put in a typically energetic shift as Arsenal trained before their trip to Stoke City

Midfielder Wilshere threw himself into multiple slide tackles, including one on Rob Holding

Wilshere, who broke his leg in April, also looked confident when dribbling and passing the ball

The 25-year-old took was on set-piece duty, taking corners during the session at on Friday

Wilshere will be a part of Arsenal's squad this season, according to manager Arsene Wenger

Wilshere was also on set-piece duty during the session at London Colney. 

The 25-year-old has been the subject of persistent transfer talk this summer, but Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger recently claimed that he plans to keep him.

Wenger said: 'I plan for him to be here for the season, after we will see.'

Arsenal play Stoke City away on Saturday - traditionally one of their toughest fixtures.

The Gunners won 4-1 at Stoke last season, but had gone six trips without a victory prior to that.

Alexis Sanchez, who scored in Arsenal's convincing triumph at the bet365 Stadium last season, also trained on Friday, but is likely to be rested this weekend.

Gunners star Alexis Sanchez also trained but he is not expected to start at the bet365 Stadium

Sanchez, seen here challenging Shkodran Mustafi, missed Arsenal's 4-3 win over Leicester

Wenger said earlier this week that an abdominal strain may keep Sanchez out against Stoke

But Sanchez didn't appear to be struggling too badly, so there is a chance he could be involved

The Chilean international could make his first appearance of the season this weekend, having missed Arsenal's 4-3 win over Leicester.

Wenger claimed earlier this week that it was unlikely that Sanchez would play due to an abdominal injury.

He said: 'His recovery is going well. It is a muscular strain so you have to be careful.'

But there is now hope that Sanchez could at least make a cameo against the Potters.

Sanchez's impressive training performance may have given Wenger a selection headache, but one man guaranteed to start is summer signing Alexandre Lacazette.

The France international marked his Premier League debut with a headed goal against Leicester on the opening day.

Arsenal summer signing Alexandre Lacazette looked sharp as heavy rain fell over London

He continued to work on his heading, after scoring his first goal via that method last week

Mesut Ozil will be hoping to score against Stoke for a third consecutive match on Saturday

Lacazette continued to work on his headers in training, which took place amid frequently changing weather.

Much of the work-out was hit by heavy rain.

After the session, Arsenal set off for Stoke by train, with midfielder Granit Xhaka sharing a travel selfie on Instagram.

The photo featured Mohamed Elneny, Mesut Ozil, Shkodran Mustafi, Per Mertesacker and Sead Kolasinac.

Xhaka posted the image to Instagram along with the caption: 'Gunners are coming!'

Like Wilshere and Sanchez, Alex Iwobi (left) did not feature against Leicester last week

Full backs Hector Bellerin and Nacho Monreal trained, as did midfielder Mohamed Elneny

After training Arsenal's first-team players left London and headed north to Staffordshire via rail