Newcastle United fullback Danny Rose has expressed sympathy for Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney.

Arsenal completed a £25m deal for Tierney to bring him from Celtic to the Premier League last summer.

But his debut season in England's top flight has been hampered by injuries.

Rose said, "I tried to watch the Celtic games in the Champions League when they were on the television.

"Brendan Rodgers said at that time that Kieran was one of the best in Europe. As soon as Brendan said that then I took an interest in him.

"I feel very sorry for him this season as he's had a bit of bad luck with injury. I do rate the two of them very highly but (Andrew) Robertson is the best."