Jack Wilshere handed first manager’s job just six months after leaving Arsenal

Former Arsenal and England midfielder Jack Wilshere has been appointed as interim manager of Norwich City after the Championship side announced the sacking of head coach Johannes Hoff Thorup. Thorup had been appointed in May 2024 to replace David Wagner, though he departs the club after three successive defeats. The Canaries currently sit in 14th, and are 13 points off the play-off positions. Wilshere, who joined the club in October 2024 after leaving a role within the Arsenal academy, will act