Kieran Tierney sends message to his country as Arsenal fans pray on positive injury news

Kieran Tierney admitted it will be a nightmare watching from the side in one of Scotland’s biggest ever games as he opened up on his injury heartache that will see him miss the Ukraine clash.

The 24-year-old Arsenal’s star last game was in the dark blue of his country in a 2-2 draw in Austria after scoring in the first part of that friendly double header against Poland at Hampden.

Steve Clarke’s men should have been playing their World Cup play-off semi-final that week but took on bounce games with Ukraine fighting against the Russia invasion.

And Tierney is now out of the rearranged game on Wednesday with, hopefully, a second match to come with Wales awaiting the winners for a place at Qatar this winter.

The Gunners stopper also missed out on Arsenal’s failed bid to make the top four and Tierney admitted it’s been a frustrating spell on the sidelines due to his knee injury.

He told the Scottish Sun : “It’s hard being forced to watch games, I’m not going to lie.

“But whether it’s Arsenal or Scotland, I still only want what’s 100 per cent best for the team. I want them to win every game.

“And, of course, I’ll be supporting my Scotland team-mates all the way on Wednesday night.

“We’ve got an amazing manager and a team buying into everything he’s doing.

“You can see it on the park with performances, team spirit, never giving up, being hard to beat.

“We’re on a great run and there’s a confidence within the squad.

“We can definitely do it. I’ve got 100 per cent faith in the boys.

“But it’s going to be a very difficult game against Ukraine.

“They’re a top team with excellent players.

“Everyone has great support for them with the terrible war back home against Russia.

“But on a football level both sets of players want