Thursday 15 September 2016 10:58, UK
Eddie Howe says he will only start Jack Wilshere for Bournemouth when he is ready, despite being impressed by his debut for the club.
The on-loan Arsenal midfielder came on as a substitute during Saturday's home meeting with West Brom and helped his side to a 1-0 win.
Wilshere has endured a catalogue of injury problems and is still building up to fitness but while Howe is wary about rushing him, he is keen to make him a regular in his first XI soon.
The Bournemouth manager said: "With the outstanding quality he has, there's no doubt about that. We'd like to see him in the team as quickly as possible.
"It's a delicate balance between rushing him into the team and the long term. We have to think of that. We want him to play a lot of games for us so we'll put him in when we think it's right.
"I've been really pleased. I thought he had a big impact when he came on at a time in the game when the game was in the balance, really.
"We had lost the full control we had had in the first half and I thought he wrestled that back for us. It was a big contributing factor to us winning the game."
Wilshere is expected to be in Bournemouth's squad for their Premier League trip to Manchester City on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola's team have won every game they have played so far this season and Howe has been impressed by the impact the Spaniard has made since taking charge at the Etihad.
He added: "I think they're an outstanding team. Individually I think they've got outstanding players and they've got a manager who, in my opinion, is right at the very top.
"I think the biggest compliment I can give him is the impact he's had on that team so early - you can see when they play he's stamped his authority on that team.
"They've started the season incredibly well. When I watch them play, I enjoy it - and it's rare for me to say that when I watch an opponent play. They've been very impressive."
