Tierney names four Celtic men he kept in touch with after 2019 exit
The left-back recently completed an emotional return to his boyhood club from Arsenal, the team he initially left Parkhead for.
Tierney spent six years in North London, making 144 appearances in red and white, winning an FA Cup and two Community Shields.
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Throughout his spell south of the border, though, he remained in contact with some key Celtic men: Brendan Rodgers, John Kennedy, James Forrest and Callum McGregor.
"I spoke with the manager, and obviously I had worked with the gaffer before and I've always kept in touch with him," said Tierney [celticfc.com].
"He's one of the best so I'm so lucky and grateful that he's given me the chance to come back again.
"He never had to convince me much but it's just a huge bonus that he's the manager because I loved working with him. He knows how to get the best out of me, and I just loved my time under him.
"He's a great person that I've always kept in touch with, John Kennedy as well, who is also someone I've kept in touch with and who I still meet regularly when I'm back, and Cal and Jamesy, who I've been close with now since I was 17."
Tierney has penned a five-year deal at Parkhead, committing his long-term future to the club.
He already has 170 Celtic appearances to his name, a number he will undoubtedly look to build upon in the coming half-decade.
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