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Arsenal take on league leaders Manchester City in the Premier League next weekend and left-back Kieran Tierney might be ready to face Guardiola’s side.

The left-back started the season in fine form and so far he’s featured in 17 league games for the North London side but he has missed the past few matches due to a knee injury.

Initially, it was thought the defender will be back pretty soon but his rehab is taking longer than expected and this has forced manager Mikel Arteta to use a makeshift left-back in their previous few games.

But now, Arsenal have posted a video where Kieran Tierney can be seen training with the first-team squad meaning the Scott is on the verge of making a return.

Arsenal take on Benfica in the Europa League on Thursday but the manager has already hinted that this game will come a bit too early for the young left-back.

The manager said after the Leeds win, according to the club’s official website: “But probably if there is one player who has got a bigger chance, it’s Kieran, because probably in the next few days he can start to do some parts with the team. But I don’t know how it is going to evolve when he gets a little bit closer to training with the group.”

With Keiran Tierney still not ready, Cedric Soares will once again have to play at left-back on Thursday night but the former Celtic man might just be back in the starting line-up when Arsenal face Manchester City on Sunday.

Playing a makeshift full-back could pose real problems for Arteta, especially with the way Man City are playing right now. So if Tierney is fully fit then we expect him to start in this key Premier League encounter.

But, on the other hand, Mikel Arteta will also have to be thoughtful about throwing in Kieran Tierney into such an intense encounter immediately after a long injury lay-off.

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