The 22-year-old joined Arsenal from Celtic last summer for a reported £25 million - a record fee for a Scottish player.
Tierney’s career at Arsenal is yet to take off due to injuries as he has started only four times in the Premier League for the Gunners so far and has yet to feature under new boss Arteta.
Arteta has heaped praise on the Scott and admits the Douglas-born star can become a key player at the Emirates Stadium in the coming years.
"I'm really looking forward to working with him and giving him the opportunity to play," the Spanish tactician told Arsenal legend Ian Wright in an interview for Adidas.
"His attitude, his commitment, his will; it's incredible. I think he's going to bring something special to us. It's a shame (Tierney's injury), but it's part of his development.
"In your career, you go through these moments and I challenged Kieran to say, 'Kieran, how are you going to react to that?'
"You cannot feel sorry for yourself that this happened. Okay, the level of expectation now is a bit higher, you have to deal with it.
"You are playing with a top club, top expectation... deal with it.”
"You have everything to be successful here, you have the best possible attitude that I know from a player, go and lead your profession and enjoy it and that's it."
