Kieran believes Arteta will lift Arsenal to the next Tier

KIERAN TIERNEY believes boss Mikel Arteta has inspired the upturn in Arsenal’s for tunes but warned fans success will not be instant.

The Gunners were impressive for long spells against Leicester on Tuesday , even if they had to settle for a point after Eddie Nketiah’s red card.

‘The boss has been brilliant ,’ said full-back Tierney .‘ We are building something and it isn’t going to happen overnight . We’ ve got a long way to go but we are doing all we can , listening to everything he says . We all believe .’

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■ FRENCH winger Anthony Knockaert has joined Fulham on a permanent deal from Brighton, having been on loan this season.