One of the highlights of the 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday evening was the debut of Kieran Tierney.
The former Celtic left-back had a very positive start to first-team action with Arsenal and is now clearly in the frame for a start against Manchester United on Monday evening.
The 22-year-old brought assurance to the left flank that has been missing for a long time now and the excitement among the fans is palpable.
Arsenal supporters have taken to social media hailing the Scottish international’s performance reflecting on his pace and the fact that he can actually cross a ball.
Some perspective is required, of course, Tierney’s performance was against a Championship side and not a top-six team but that does not take anything away from how well he played and Forest are no muppets, they are one of the top Championship outfits and no one was predicting a 5-0 win. Tierney can only beat who is put in front of him and he did it with style.
The young left-back is going to be a huge presence for Arsenal for years to come and I am looking forward to him doing to the top teams what he did to Forest.