Arsenal fans delighted as forgotten star spotted in training – but something has changed

Defender Kieran Tierney has fixed Arsenal a immense boost aft returning to grooming 5 months aft suffering a hamstring teardrop portion Scotland work astatine Euro 2024

Arsenal fans person been buoyed by an injury-plagued star’s instrumentality to grooming – but person spotted thing antithetic astir him.

Defender Kieran Tierney has been sidelined since June aft suffering a hamstring teardrop during Scotland’s Euro 2024 clash with Switzerland. It was a bitter stroke for a subordinate whose vocation has been cruelly disrupted by wounded implicit the years.

Five months connected and the Scot is closing successful connected a first-team comeback and was portion of the squad for the Gunners’ Champions League triumph away to Sporting CP. Speaking up of the game, Arsenal brag Mikel Arteta said: “We person Kieran Tierney aft a agelong injury.

“It’s large quality that he’s back. He’s been grooming with the squad and he’s astatine the level to participate.”

However, it seems thing has changed astir the 27-year-old, who was antecedently renowned for grooming successful shorts and a t-shirt, careless of the conditions. Sleeves and jogging bottoms were often obscurity to beryllium seen.

But the caller acold drawback has intelligibly proved a small excessively chilly for the erstwhile Celtic star, judging by images which person emerged of him successful training, which amusement wearing agelong sleeves, leggings and adjacent gloves. Fans person been speedy to prime up his alteration of attire.

One joked: “I don't cognize who that feline is who's wearing agelong sleeves, compression pants and gloves.... But it ain't Kieran Tierney. That indispensable beryllium Tiernan Kierney.”

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Another quipped: “Kieran Tierney successful gloves and agelong sleeves and trousers? Utter woke nonsense!” A 3rd weighed in: “Seeing Kieran Tierney successful agelong sleeves, gloves & joggers is caller to me. If that's what it takes for him for Arteta to emotion him again, I'm present for it.”

A 4th added: “Kieran Tierney is backmost successful afloat grooming but hold a minute? KT successful agelong sleeves and leggings?! I can’t judge my eyes!”

On a superior note, astir Gunners were conscionable blessed to spot him backmost connected the grooming pitch. One summed up the mood, posting connected X: “I volition ever person immense admiration for Kieran Tierney. His vocation has been blighted by injuries, but erstwhile helium plays, helium gives 110% for Arsenal Football Club. He knows what it means to play for the badge. Nothing but emotion for The Ice King.”

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