He was top class today, solid on the ball, impenetrable in defence. He won a lot of headers today.
There's a moment in this game that encapsulates the improvement under Arteta of both Tierney and the team. In our first game v City after the restart, Tierney had the chance to play the straight ball to Aubameyang in the first half and instead chose to touch inside and tried to find Saka with a crossfield. It was a missed opportunity we highlighted.
Fast-forward to today, he has almost the exact same ball on during the counter and he played it, at which point Auba goes onto score the decisive 2nd goal. He has the capability to do that, and he used that weapon to tremendous effect today. Exciting player.
There's a moment in this game that encapsulates the improvement under Arteta of both Tierney and the team. In our first game v City after the restart, Tierney had the chance to play the straight ball to Aubameyang in the first half and instead chose to touch inside and tried to find Saka with a crossfield. It was a missed opportunity we highlighted.
Fast-forward to today, he has almost the exact same ball on during the counter and he played it, at which point Auba goes onto score the decisive 2nd goal. He has the capability to do that, and he used that weapon to tremendous effect today. Exciting player.
