TURN OFF AND WE WILL PUNISH YOU

MATT TURNER has warned England not to take their favourites’ status for granted when they take on the USA. The World Cup has already witnessed two huge upsets, with Saudi Arabia’s defeat of Argentina, and Germany being humbled by Japan. Against that backdrop, US and Arsenal keeper Turner (above) has warned The Three Lions they could come unstuck if they underestimate Gregg Berhalter’s side. “You can’t take any game for granted,” said Turner, who has made four appearances in the Europa League this season.

“The world of football is levelling out in a lot of ways – teams have game-plans, they’ve invested in youth for a number of years, they have guys playing at the top level all over the world.

“When you have one team following the same message, you can beat anyone on any given day.”

A late Gareth Bale penalty saw the US denied a victory against Wales, with Turner admitting they squandered too many chances – a mistake they cannot repeat against England.

Turner added: “One of the main things for us is that we missed some opportunities in transition against Wales in the second half.

“We had chances where we just weren’t particularly clean in the final third and the final pass was a little off or the timing was wrong.

“It’s all about the small details you have in the World Cup, where margins are so thin to score.”

Turner joined Arsenal from New England Revolution last summer and praised Gunners boss Mikel Arteta for pushing him to improve.

“There’s definitely a steep learning curve,” said Turner.

“Mikel is challenging me every day – tactically, technically and emotionally. There’s definitely tremendous respect from people in the US towards English football.

“It’s the game that I grew up watching and I’m experiencing it first-hand now. You see the fans and how passionate they are.”