Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere believes that the Gunners have to be more clinical against the smaller teams next season.

The 24-year-old, who recently made his comeback from a long-term injury, concedes that the North London club have suffered due to their inefficiency in front of the goal this season, particularly against clubs they are expected to beat.

"I was obviously watching as a fan for most of the year so it was tough to watch," he told Arsenal Player.

"I think of the games that didn't go our way like Swansea at home.

"We used to struggle against the big teams, but this year we were alright. In games [like the Swansea one] we start quickly in the first 20 minutes and have chances but we need to make them count. There are a lot of chances we create with the likes of (Mesut) Ozil, Alexis (Sanchez) and (Danny) Welbeck, we just have to be a bit more clinical.

"I think [we are moving in the right direction]. We put up a big challenge this year, and OK it didn't work out, but after we beat Leicester at home we thought this was our year and we have to push on. Unfortunately, we didn't, but we put up more of a fight than previous years.

"A big thing we worked on this season was when we lose the ball, we straight away have to defend and win the ball higher up. I think we have done that well and we improved a lot on that."