Cold-as-ice Kieran Tierney a future Arsenal captain, says Mikel Arteta

Tierney’s braveheart performance at a snowbound Hawthorns spoke volumes

Kieran Tierney (centre) celebrates scoring Arsenal’s first goal in Saturday’s Premier League match against West Brom at The Hawthorns. Picture: PA

Kieran Tierney might be the quiet man of Arsenal’s dressing room but his braveheart performance at a snowbound Hawthorns spoke volumes and the head coach Mikel Arteta believes he is a future captain of the club.

Tierney has been told to rein in his tackling in training and no less an Arsenal warrior than Martin Keown believes the former Celtic defender’s uncompromising attitude marks him out as a future Gunners skipper.