Report: Arsenal fear ‘marvellous’ player will miss Europa League quarter-final tie

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Arsenal fear defender Kieran Tierney could miss several weeks of action due to injury, according to a report in the Evening Standard.

The 23-year-old has been sensational for the Gunners all season, one of the most consistent and reliable players in Mikel Arteta’s ranks.

However, Tierney was forced off in the first half of the 3-0 defeat by Liverpool on Saturday after hurting himself in a clash with James Milner.

The Daily Mail has reported that the Scotland international is now set for a scan to give Arsenal a clearer indication of exactly how long he will be out.

According to the Evening Standard, initial Gunners fears are that the left-back faces being on the sidelines for a few weeks.

This would rule Tierney out of Arsenal’s Europa League quarter-final tie with Slavia Prague.

The Gunners are hosting Slavia on Thursday at Emirates Stadium in the first leg, before travelling to the Czech Republic next week for the second leg.

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Tierney has been sensational for club and country this season, and his efforts for Scotland in March saw numerous pundits sing his praises.

“He was excellent, marvellous, all the descriptive words you want to use, you can use them,” Billy Dodds told BBC Sport after his hat-trick of assists against the Faroe Islands.

But with Arsenal’s form stuttering again, Tierney being out of action would be disastrous for Arteta and co.