Many Arsenal fans are absolutely elated after seeing summer signing Kieran Tierney in action for the Gunners for the first time.
The former Celtic left-back joined Arsenal in the summer for £25m (BBC) and played his first match versus Nottingham Forest on Tuesday evening, coming off in the 77th minute to a standing ovation from the Emirates.
Arsenal came out as 5-0 winners on the night thanks to goals from Rob Holding, Joe Willock, Reiss Nelson and a double from Gabriel Martinelli. Arsenal will now progress into the fourth round of the EFL Cup, where they will face the team currently top of the English footballing pyramid – Liverpool.
Kieran Tierney was given a 7.7 match rating from WhoScored’s algorithm, however, if you see the response from Arsenal fans on Twitter, then you may have assumed he scored a bit higher than that.
The Arsenal Twitter account posted a video of the young Scot’s best moments from Tuesday’s match, to which there was a large fan response.
Fans commented on the crossing ability of the defender, with one saying that Olivier Giroud would have loved him, while other fans compared him to a young Ashley Cole.
Have a read below from some of the best picks on Twitter…
He made me remember the days of Ashley Cole. What a fantastic LB player he is
— Sedjinou Monday (@maxclaude4u) September 25, 2019
Giroud would have loved him.
— Sir. Aludah 👑 (@DjAludah) September 26, 2019
He can actually cross!
— DD (@doysol_) September 26, 2019
Had that RB on strings all night
— slim (@kre_______) September 25, 2019
2 assists on another night.
— Adam Allaway (@FlintandTinder) September 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/Sir_Learns_Elot/status/1177012637323972608?s=20
@kierantierney1 looks the business, he has pace to drive with the ball and trix to get dangerous crosses into the box, giroud would have thrived from his crosses
— Andy Ibbotson (@andyibbo69) September 26, 2019
The end of kolasinac
— Alberto Torres (@scyanh_) September 25, 2019
