'Role model Tierney's return tremendous for youth players'
Celtic B team coach Stephen McManus insists "role model" Kieran Tierney's return has "given everyone a real boost".The 28-year-old officially rejoined Celtic this week on a free transfer, six years after leaving for Arsenal in a £25million deal.Former captain McManus said: "It's massive because young players want to feel as if they've got somebody that they can look up to. They've got that but they need to see that and they need to feel that for themselves."You've got it with Callum (McGregor), you've got it with James (Forrest), so now with KT coming back it gives us an extra top player."McManus also believes the learnings Tierney made at the Emirates will be of benefit "throughout the club"."The fact that he's coming back with his full career ahead of him after the experiences he's had down in England at a top club like Arsenal, is going to be invaluable, not just for himself, for the younger players but for everybody throughout the football club."Kieran's coming back at the age that he's at, his full career's ahead of him. For the national team, for us as a club, it's tremendous."It's given everybody a real boost and for the younger lads it's another role model that we've got to look up to."
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