Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn feels ex-Celtic defender Kieran Tierney must fight for his place at the club.
The Scotland international has found his game time limited this season due to the arrival of Oleksander Zinchenko from Manchester City and the emergence of Japanese international Takehiro Tomiyasu.
He has mostly featured in the Gunners' Europa League campaign so far and the 58-year-old has claimed the defender will have to work hard to remain in Mikel Arteta's plans.
Speaking to Ladbrokes Fanzone, he said: "As a player, you’ve got to wait for your opportunity, and the one thing that Kieran Tierney has got to worry about is that [Takehiro] Tomiyasu has played the last two league games ahead of him on that left-hand side.
“I could understand it against Liverpool; that decision made sense to me because the right-footed left-back really helped in keeping Mo Salah quiet and stopped him from coming inside as he so often does.”
“But I can’t answer that question as to why Tomiyasu started ahead of Tierney against Leeds on the weekend. You might say it was a reward or recognition for the job he did against Liverpool, but there’s been a Europa League game since then, and Tierney played in that.
"As a player you want to feel as though you’re battling for your position; now is the time for Tierney to stand up and fight for his spot, and prove he’s the right man. I’d say watch this space because it’s a really intriguing battle to watch.”
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