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Arsenal are safely through to the next round of the Carabao Cup thanks to a comfortable 5-0 win against Nottingham Forest.
Goals from Joe Willock, Rob Holding, Reiss Nelson and a brace from Gabriel Martinelli helped to sink the Championship side, the Gunners’ third victory in a row in all competitions.
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It was also a game that manager Unai Emery used for the purpose of bringing players lacking match fitness back into the side.
Holding was making his first appearance of the campaign, while it was Kieran Tierney’s first-ever start for the club since arriving from Celtic during the summer transfer window.
While the match was against a side of inferior quality, it was still a good opportunity for Gunners fans to see the Scotland international in action for the first time, and the 22-year-old put in a solid all-round display that will surely have pleased his boss.
Both in defence and attack, Tierney showed what he is capable of, and was assiduous on his flank.
Going forward, he laid on two key passes, while also managing to dribble past his opponents on three occasions. No other Arsenal player managed more.
Defensively, too, he was solid, managing two tackles and not giving away a single foul during the 76 minutes he was on the pitch.
His 84.5% passing accuracy could have been better – only three Arsenal players had worse, including goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez – but there was bound to be some rustiness. Nevertheless, despite Forest targeting the flanks, they were only able to manage one shot on target throughout the game.
Tierney will be competing against Sead Kolasinac for a place on the left side of the defence, and his performance was better than the Bosnia international’s display in his last outing against Aston Villa.
That’s according to WhoScored, anyway, who gave the former Celtic man a 7.65 rating, compared to Kolasinac’s 6.84 against the Villans. Indeed, the latter has yet to be involved in a clean sheet in the Premier League.
It is important to emphasise that Tierney will face far sterner tests this season than Forest throughout the season but he can still be pleased with his display.
A solid full-back, after all, is just what they need.