Brad Friedel tells Arsenal fans what to expect from their two January signings

Brad Friedel is confident both Matt Turner and Auston Trusty have what it takes to carve out successful careers at Arsenal.

The two Americans were signed during the latter stages of the January transfer window but won’t link up with their new club until the start of pre-season.

Of the two, Turner is the more experienced and was coached by former Tottenham, Liverpool and Blackburn goalkeeper Friedel during their time together at New England Revolution.

The 27-year-old shot-stopper is expected to challenge Aaron Ramsdale for the Arsenal No.1 spot next term with Bernd Leno almost certain to depart and Friedel believes Turner will represent an excellent signing.

Speaking to SunSport via bet365, ex-Blackburn and Tottenham star Friedel said: “I coached Matt and gave him his professional debut. Matt is an outstanding shot-stopper.

‘He will be able to put pressure on Ramsdale, I’ve no doubt about it. What I would say, is this will be the first time in Matt’s career that he sees what competition for places truly is. He’s such a good kid and a solid human being.

‘With my other North London ties, I’ve not spoken with anyone at Arsenal about him or on behalf of him, so I don’t know what the plans are, with Ramsdale, Leno and the amazing goalkeeper they have in their academy.

‘But this will be the first time Matt goes into a club and sees four, five, six top quality goalkeepers all training at the same time, so it’ll be interesting to see how he copes with it all.

‘Can he challenge? Yeah, absolutely – but like anyone he’ll need to adapt and get used to the pace of the game. What’s great is he’ll be getting a pre-season with Arsenal, so…