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REVEALED: Mikel Arteta once SHOVED No. 2 keeper Matt Turner in training for reacting badly to giving the ball away in a possession drill - but the USMNT keeper hails the Spaniard's impact on his game since joining Arsenal

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.