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England manager Roy Hodgson has Arsene Wenger's trust over Jack Wilshere

Image: Jack Wilshere: Has been included in the England squad to face Sweden

England manager Roy Hodgson insists Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger trusts him to look after midfielder Jack Wilshere on international duty.

Conflict

The England boss added: "Unfortunately, conflict will always exist between national teams and club teams. "We are never going to get a 100% situation but we are perfectly satisfied." Meanwhile, Hodgson will feel an enormous sense of pride at handing Steven Gerrard his 100th cap in Stockholm on Wednesday. Gerrard will become only the sixth England player to reach the milestone, following Peter Shilton, David Beckham, Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton and Billy Wright. It is a fine achievement, considering earlier in his career there were some who felt the Liverpool captain's dedication to the Three Lions cause was not all it might have been. However, the 32-year-old has led England into their last two major tournaments and, providing he stays injury-free, is likely to have become England's fifth most experienced captain before his career comes to an end. "Anybody who gets 100 caps for his country has got to be one hell of a player," said Hodgson. "I'm delighted I am going to be the manager of the team when he gets that 100th cap because I regard that as an honour. It's nice if you happen to be the man on the bench that day."

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