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Tierney - It's been the toughest year of my life

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It's been a difficult first season in north London for Kieran Tierney but Sunday's goal against Watford was the perfect tonic.

Our No 3 had struggled with injury since arriving from Celtic last summer but has since established himself as one of our most consistent performers - and an indispensable piece of our back line.

"It's been the toughest year of my life," he said. "I've had the injury and a lot of new challenges but you need challenges, you need to be uncomfortable.

"You need to challenge yourself to improve. I worked hard every day and I knew it wasn't going to be easy coming to this massive club full of great players.