Celtic fans are counting down the days before Kieran Tierney is donning his boyhood colours again.
Until then, Tierney is trying to earn as many minutes as possible for Arsenal, including playing on a record-breaking day in the Champions League on Tuesday night.
Celtic fans know what it feels like to be on the end of a very bad result in Europe, – Dortmund netted seven against Brendan Rodgers’ side during the league phase – but it’s a different kettle of fish when it happens during the knockout stages.
Whilst Celtic fought hard against Bayern Munich and were unlucky to bow out at the playoff stage, PSV Eindhoven were beaten 7-1 by Arsenal, with Tierney on the pitch and it’s the biggest margin an away side have won a knockout encounter.
This was the first leg of their round of 16 tie in Eindhoven, as Mikel Arteta’s side now have a cigar in hand and can take it pretty easy for the return leg in London.
Tierney didn’t start the match, but he was introduced into the action in the second half, and as per, his role and performance got his fanbase talking.
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Arsenal fans on Kieran Tierney playing as a left winger during 7-1 win vs PSV in the Champions League
Tierney is retuning to Celtic to be the main starting left-back, but he is cooking in a different area for Arsenal right now.
Their fans are loving the all-action Scotman’s role as a left-sided winger and how much quality he is showcasing going forward.
All of this should excite the Celtic Park fanbase because there is still plenty of quality left in Tierney’s tank.
@odegaanum stated: ‘Every time Tierney has come on this season he’s proven he’s the best player to ever walk the earth. what a beauty’.
@dremurray3 added: ‘Tierney literally just puts in quality balls whenever he gets in the game why is he never in the game, Arsenal’.
@Queen_Aeesha with a bold statement: ‘Tierney is a better forward than Sterling walahi’.
@EmiSmithShowe added: ‘Calafiori, Zinchenko, Tierney left hand side. Arteta is the true heir to Wenger’s double left back gimmick’.
@EmiSmithShowe stated: ‘Calafiori, Zinchenko, Tierney left hand side. Arteta is the true heir to Wenger’s double left back gimmick’.
@OlaleyeOlamidee wants the Scotsman to stay: ‘Can Arsenal please keep Kieran Tierney’.
Everyone wants to be a left-back, as @codetothemets added: ‘calafiori up top, tierney on the lw, mls at lb, timber at cdm, at this point lets just play a team of lb’s like its fifa’.
@old_joe_ is showing his love for the man everyone likes: ‘Kieran Tierney I will never forget these LW cameos, one of my favorite ever Arsenal players’.
@lj12swan noted Tierney playing further forward: ‘Tierney at LW has been great each time he’s been called upon!’
@bakudo69 added: ‘Arteta is really buying into this Tierney LW idea’.
@bakudo69 added: ‘Arteta is really buying into this Tierney LW idea’.
@GhostIke_ stated: ‘Playing Tierney LW instead of Butler-Oyedeji is madness’.
Tierney’s stats for Arsenal against PSV as Celtic return looms
Tierney isn’t earning many minutes under Arteta, but any time he is on the pitch, he is proving his worth and should be getting more game time.
With this Champions League tie wrapped up for Arsenal, perhaps that much-needed start will come in the second leg.
| Minutes | Key Passes | Accurate Through Balls | Total tackles | Clearances |
| 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Until then, he is being as effective as ever and perhaps proving to Arsenal that they are wrong to let him go.
But what is going to be Arsenal’s loss will be Celtic’s gain because with Jota back at Parkhead, the thought of him and Tierney linking up is something worth looking forward to.
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