TalkSPORT presenter Adrian Durham has controversially claimed that there are at least eight other left-backs in the Premier League that are better than Arsenal’s Kieran Tierney.

The former Celtic star has been in excellent form in recent weeks, leading to a lot of praise from supporters, but Durham has said that he has yet to see what all the fuss is about regarding the Scottish international:

“All the Arsenal fans think Kieran Tierney’s a future captain and he’s brilliant. He’s on a level with a [Patrick] Van Aanholt or a Luke Shaw, he’s behind an Aaron Cresswell or an Enda Stevens, or a [Timothy] Castagne or a Matt Targett. He’s way behind [Sergio] Reguilon and [Lucas] Digne, he’s a million miles behind [Ben] Chilwell and [Andy] Robertson. Tierney’s alright, he’s okay, but he’s not going to be the answer to all of Arsenal’s problems yet all the fans think he is.”

You could certainly argue that Liverpool’s Andy Robertson and Chelsea’s Ben Chilwell have had better seasons than Tierney but to say that the likes of Aston Villa’s Matt Targett, Sheffield United’s Enda Stevens or West Ham’s Aaron Cresswell are superior is simply ridiculous.

Durham does like courting controversy in order to drum up debate so this could just be him trolling Arsenal fans in order to get a rise from them. Undoubtedly some supporters will take the bait but most will simply disregard his view, as they know full well how good Tierney is.