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If you were to look through a list of candidates for Arsenal player of the season last year, it probably wouldn't have taken you very long.

The Gunners slumped to eighth position in the Premier League and failed to qualify for European competition for the first time in a quarter of a century, but one of the few people able to make the disappointing results a bit more palatable was Kieran Tierney.

Either as a left sided centre back in Mikel Arteta's hybrid 3-4-3 at the beginning of the season, or a more traditional marauding left back in the later-adopted 4-2-3-1 the Scottish international's performances were a rare highlight, and there are some within the hierarchy at the Emirates who put their disappointing Europa League semi final exit down to his not being fully fit for those matches.

This campaign though, it has been a different story.

After picking up an ankle injury he was replaced by Nuno Tavares, but found it hard to reclaim his spot in the starting XI due to the Portuguese defender's impressive form and was overlooked for huge fixtures at Anfield and Old Trafford.

Eventually though Tierney did earn his starting spot back at the beginning of December. This coincided with a run of form that has seen Arsenal pick up 25 points from a possible 30 in their last 10 Premier League matches, but still there are some who remain