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Jack Wilshere got Cesc Fabregas to show Arsenal youngsters 'passion' before North London Derby triumph
Arsenal legend Cesc Fabregas to get his U18 squad fired up ahead of the North London Derby on Saturday.The young Gunners thrashed Tottenham 4-1, with 16-year-old striker Omari Benjamin netting a hattrick to help Wilshere seal his first victory as U18s manager, having been handed the reins four days after calling time on his injury-ravaged playing career back in July.In the dressing room before the game, Wilshere showed his players a clip of Fabregas scoring his iconic kick off goal against Tottenham in 2009 (check it out below) before playing a motivational video message the Spaniard had sent over - which clearly worked gangbusters.READ MORE: Arsenal fans love what Zinchenko did despite not being in squad for win over Fulham"I think it’s important that the boys know what [the North London Derby] means for the club," Wilshere said."Cesc was someone who taught me a lot about this game. I knew about it growing up, coming to Highbury and watching it, but I used to watch Cesc and there was one game, I showed [my players] the goal, when we scored and he scored just after kick off, and you see it in his eyes - the passion."He taught me that, Cesc.