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Why Mikel Arteta prefers Takehiro Tomiyasu at left-back and Thomas Partey role will come next

Kieran Tierney has suffered with several different injuries since his move from Celtic to Arsenal in the summer of 2019, making 102 appearances for the Gunners over the past three seasons. But, the Scottish international has managed to stay fit for the majority of this campaign featuring in 16 of Arsenal's 17 games this season but he has started only two Premier League games in that time.

The 25-year-old saw his season end when he suffered another knee injury in March 2021 and despite a setback occurring in a pre-season game against FC Nurnberg, Tierney made the matchday squad for the opening day win over Crystal Palace.

Likely concerned about Tierney's injury issues though, Mikel Arteta brought in versatile Ukrainian Oleksandr Zinchenko for £32million from Manchester City, with the Spaniard opting for Zinchenko for much of the early gambit but he has now not featured since the north London derby win over Spurs exactly a month ago today (November 1).

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