Kieran Tierney praises ‘massive’ influence of Alexandre Lacazette on Arsenal

Kieran Tierney has praised the “massive” influence of Alexandre Lacazette on his Arsenal team-mates.

The Gunners are right in the hunt for a top-four finish after coming from behind to seal a 2-1 stoppage-time win over Wolves on Thursday night.

Hwang Hee-chan had opened the scoring for the visitors after being gifted a goal to silence the Emirates Stadium – but it would be rocking by full-time.

Nicolas Pepe came off the bench to level for Arsenal before Lacazette, who had endured a frustrating evening, saw his effort turned into his own goal by Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa with just seconds left on the clock.

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The result puts Arsenal just a point behind Manchester United, who occupy fourth spot but have also played two more games than their old rivals.

Lacazette is out of contract in the summer and has not scored from open play in the Premier League since December 11 but Tierney was in no doubt how key the France striker is to Arsenal’s ambitions.

Asked how important Lacazette has been, he replied: “Absolutely massive.

It helps all the young boys, it helps everyone in the team. You can trust him. He’s the captain and he’s just an amazing guy as well.- Kieran Tierney on Alexandre Lacazette

“The work that he puts in, that people don’t see, people don’t recognise away from the football club, is massive.

“It helps all the young boys, it helps everyone in the team. You can trust him. He’s the captain and he’s just an amazing guy as well.”

Arsenal had won at Molineux in the reverse fixture just two weeks earlier and were criticised by Wolves midfielder Ruben Neves for what he deemed was over-celebrating the result.

“Obviously everyone knows the comments that were made,” added