Report: Kieran Tierney fears he will miss rest of season for Arsenal

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Kieran Tierney is understood to believe that he has made his final appearance of the season after he was missing for Arsenal for their trip to Crystal Palace on Monday, according to a report from The Times.

Tierney has been a huge player for the Gunners this season. He went into Monday having only missed a couple of games due to injury.

The Scotland international is being spoken about as a contender for the captaincy next season. So it was a real setback to not have him for the trip to Selhurst Park.

And Arsenal were punished. They were beaten 3-0, with Nuno Tavares being taken off at the break and Granit Xhaka finishing the game at left-back.

Arteta made no secret of his concern about Tierney’s injury after full-time. And it would appear that the 24-year-old is fearful that he may be done for the campaign.

The Times reports that Tierney believes that his knee injury will rule him out of the rest of the season.

Serious injury to Kieran Tierney looks to be the last thing Arsenal need

On paper, Arsenal remain favourites to finish in the top-four. They have a game in hand over Tottenham, who are on the same number of points. It is still in the Gunners’ hands.

But fans may fear that Monday proves to be a real turning point in the race. Arsenal’s confidence must have taken a hit. And obviously, the news about Tierney just compounds that disappointment.

He is often Arsenal’s most consistent player. Arteta previously labelled him ‘special‘. And clearly, he leaves a big void when he is unavailable.

So it could well be a monumental task for the Gunners to now bounce back and seal that fourth spot.