Tierney 'gutted’ to sit on the bench for Arsenal’s win over Liverpool

Oleksandr Zinchenko missed the game against

last weekend but Mikel Arteta decided to play Takehiro Tomiyasu as a left-back over

Scotland international says he was gutted about being on the bench during

win but is ready to fight for his place in the team.

"I'm gutted, that's all it is,"

he told Sky Sports.

"I'm not going to be angry, I'm not going to try hard, I'm gutted because I want to play every opportunity I can.

"Especially in the big games, you want to play and soak in the atmosphere. There's nothing I can say. We went out and won and Tomiyasu played amazing and the game plan worked.

"I'm learning, I’m dealing with it, but it is tough, football is what I want to play.  Unfortunately, I’ve not played too many but every time I get a chance to play, I'm so grateful. I work as hard as I possibly can for the team.

"I'll just try and get my head down, work hard. I can't change anything other than how I approach training, how I work. So I'm just trying as hard as I possibly trying to work my way back in."

Arsenal is at top of the table with 24 points after nine matches and has won their last six matches in all competitions. Arteta’s side will travel to Leeds United on Sunday.

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