Kieran Tierney has been urged to stay at Arsenal by Invincibles hero Lauren.

The former Gunners defender reckons the ex-Celtic star still has a future at the Emirates despite him struggling for a starting place this season.

Tierney has featured 30 times for Mikel Arteta's Premier League leaders, but the majority of his appearances have been as a substitute due to the form of starting left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko.

However, Lauren hopes the Scotland international stays put.

Speaking to Sporting Post, he said: "I don’t see why (Tierney)should go. If Arsenal don’t need the money, why would you sell him?

"He’s a very good player. We saw it against Spain in the recent international for Scotland and he played very well.

"He understands the ideas of Arteta now – rather than being in the wide areas, tucking inside and being like another midfield player, receiving the ball from the centre-backs and then starting the moves from there.

"You need everyone and you need Kieran to be in the squad. You never know from now, anything can happen with injuries and he needs to be focused and to play the way he is being asked by Arteta.

"For next year it depends on what he wants. If he wants to be in a team week-in, week-out then it’s his decision.

"But for Arsenal you need the bigger squad and they should keep him."

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Meanwhile, Celtic hero Frank McAvennie reckons it is time for January signing Tomoki Iwata to get a run in the team.

Since joining from Yokohama F Marinos, the midfielder has made the majority of his appearances from the bench, outside of the recent start away to Ross County.

And the former Scotland international feels Iwata should be featuring more.

Speaking to Football Insider, he said: "I think the manager is doing well, bringing him in and out but I think he is ready to flourish now.

"As the manager said, there is more to come from him. He uses both feet, sprays the ball all over the place.

"He is different from Hatate, where Hatate runs forward Iwata just sits and lets McGregor be in his normal position.

"I would love to see Iwata, Hatate and McGregor in the middle moving forward."