England manager Fabio Capello believes that Jack Wilshere is "at top level" between the young players in world football.
Wilshere, 19, was praised after his performance against Arsenal for Barcelona in the Champions League and now has two senior appearances for England.
Capello Wilshere as a future England captain and the question of whether it is the first choice for his country, he said, animated: "Yes, yes, it's good because he plays without fear and with confidence.
"So for someone so young, is a leader. It's amazing. I've never seen someone so young is a leader in this field. It's unbelievable.
"Wilshere, after the game against Barcelona, which has arrived. Happened. You can understand the value of such performance. As a young player, I think it is at the top, not only in England, but Europe and the world. "
Capello has also been strengthened by the emergence of Chris Smalling at Manchester United. The central defender, who moved to Old Trafford in the summer, played for Maidstone United in 2008, but was regularly in the Premier League and Champions League in recent weeks.
"Smalling is a very interesting player," he said. "I am the monitor. I spoke to Sir Alex (Ferguson) and I said he needs more games, more experience, but I think if you play Champions League, which is really important."
Capello has a number of important players missing for the upcoming Euro 2012 qualification against Wales and his friendship with Ghana, but relies on the Manchester City end Adam Johnson and Andy Carroll, Liverpool striker fit to play a role .
"We have Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard, Theo Walcott or injury, and I hope that these three players do not fit," he said.
"I just read that played Adam Johnson, 10 to 20 minutes on Thursday [against Dynamo Kiev]. Do not know if it's too early [to determine] to him. Let's see how it goes on Sunday, is.
"I went to Liverpool to follow Andy Carroll. Played only one game [deleted, fit]. We have to wait until after the weekend games. It is convenient, but it has to play because every time the big players have more Play to find the right way.
"The team has 25 players for two games. Two players than usual."
