Arsenal star Matt Turner has been slammed for his performance in the Europa League last-16 first-leg against Sporting CP by club icon Martin Keown. The Gunners goalkeeper was criticised for his role in both goals Sporting scored on Thursday night as Mikel Arteta's side head into the second-leg level with the Portuguese outfit.
Arteta is aware of the defensive concerns facing his team at present as the Spaniard admitted: "We are conceding too many simple goals. We spoke about the importance of boxes, especially in a competition when you’re in or out."
The north Londoners took the lead through William Saliba after just 22 minutes, with the French international heading home a perfectly-weighted Fabio Vieira corner. However, Sporting went level just 12 minutes later, scoring a corner of their own through Goncalo Inacio, with Turner being criticised for his role in conceding the equaliser.
