Kieran Tierney fit for Scotland despite Arsenal absence

The defender has missed his club's last four matches

Published 9th Nov 2021

Kieran Tierney brushed off any concerns over his fitness during his first Scotland training session this week, according to assistant coach John Carver.

The Arsenal left-back has not played since October 18 but has fully recovered from an ankle injury ahead of Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Moldova on Friday.

A win for the national team will seal a spot in next year's World Cup qualification play-offs, with Steve Clarke's team hosting Denmark three days later.

Tierney has been a doubt for the crucial clash this week, but Carver has put those fears to rest.

He said: "He looked great this morning, full of running. He has been out some time now but he was on the bench at the weekend and he has come into the camp and trained exceptionally well. We don't see any problems with him."

There are no further injury concerns after Grant Hanley and Ryan Fraser pulled out of the squad in recent days.

Carver added: "We have a couple of suspensions (Ryan Christie and Lyndon Dykes) and we lost Ryan Fraser, as you know, to injury but for everyone else we have a full bill of health."