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Recent Arsenal signing Matt Turner has shone light on how a tough start to life at Arsenal initiated him into the realities of the Premier League.
The Gunners' current deputy and USMNT goalkeeper explained how Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta berated him for showing a negative reaction to an error in a passing drill in training.
'We were playing a small possession game and it was really, really tight,' Turner said while on USMNT duty, via MLS.
Matt Turner made his debut for Arsenal against FC Zurich in the Europa League two weeks ago
'I tried to make a pass and I gave the ball away. I sort of visually got frustrated and upset and he just came up to me and shoved me.
'He was basically like, "I don't want to see that. I don't like seeing that reaction. I want to see you pick yourself up and keep going."
'I think that really set the tone for my mentality within the club
