Arsenal injury news: Kieran Tierney has surgery on knee injury in bid to return for World Cup qualifier

Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney has successfully undergone surgery on the knee injury that is expected to keep him out for the rest of the season.

Tierney had surgery on his left knee yesterday after complaining of discomfort in it during a training session last Thursday.

The Scotland international missed Monday’s defeat to Crystal Palace and he is expected to be out for the rest of the season.

Tierney’s surgery, however, has been a success and that will boost his hopes of being fit for Scotland’s World Cup play-off semi-final against Ukraine in June.

“Op went well. Thank you so much for all the messages of support. Really appreciate it,” Tierney wrote on Instagram late last night.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta faces a dilemma as to how he replaces Tierney in his defence, starting at home to Brighton tomorrow.

Nuno Tavares is the back-up left-back in the squad, but struggled at Palace on Monday night and was taken off at half-time.

Arteta could move Cedric Soares to left-back, however that option appears off the cards for two more weeks as right-back Takehiro Tomiyasu is still out with a calf issue.

Granit Xhaka could also fill in for Tierney, although Thomas Partey being out with a thigh problem means Arsenal are light in midfield.

“Monday was an extremely frustrating night for me personally, for the team and the fans,” Nuno wrote on Instagram.

“It’s important to pick ourselves up, learn from the mistakes and react positively for Saturday’s game. Still a lot to fight for.”

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