EPL: Chris Sutton urges Arteta to recall Arsenal star from loan

Former Chelsea star Chris Sutton has urged Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to recall defender Kieran Tierney from his loan spell at Real Sociedad amid the Gunners’ troubling issues at left-back.

Arsenal suffered a Premier League 2-1 defeat to Fulham last weekend.

Arsenal’s main struggle so far this season is arguably finding the back of the net consistently, but they appear to be struggling at left-back at the moment.

Arteta had to deploy Jakub Kiwior at left-back against Fulham as Oleksandr Zinchenko missed the clash due to a calf injury, while Jurrien Timber remains sidelined because of an ACL injury.

However, Sutton wants Arteta to cut short Tierney’s season-long loan deal at Real Sociedad.

“Kiwior at left-back, he is not a full-back, he is a centre-back. Why not recall Kieran Tierney? Good shout, does he have a recall? Does he have a recall after six months? Why did you let Tierney go in the first place? Maybe he wanted to play football, but it is a good point,” Sutton said (via The Boot Room).

Tierney joined Real Sociedad last summer transfer window on a season-long loan after losing his place in Arteta’s starting XI last season.