Kieran Tierney has revealed that PSG superstar Kylian Mbappe is the toughest opponent he’s ever faced.
Left-back Tierney recalled the evening in November 2017 when his Celtic side were battered 7-1 by the French giants.
In a conversation with Arsenal teammate Hector Bellerin, Tierney was asked about the opponent who gives him nightmares.
And he didn’t have to think long about naming World Cup winner Mbappe as his tormentor.
He said: “It was Mbappe, he was so quick and that PSG team as a whole.
"It was actually the manager [Unai Emery] who was their manager at the time.
"It was the toughest game I ever played in my career, against Mbappe and Dani Alves down that side.
"The two of them.
"Getting beat 7-1. When you test yourself against the best in the world, you're going to learn from it no matter the result.
"But yeah it was the toughest night."
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