ARSENAL star Shkodran Mustafi has insisted it wasn't difficult for him to adapt to the Premier League.
German World Cup winner Mustafi moved to Arsenal from Valencia for £35million during the summer.
The 24-year-old has since impressed alongside Laurent Koscielny in the heart of the Gunners defence.
Mustafi spent three seasons with Everton as a youngster from 2009 to 2012.
And although he failed to make a first-team appearance for the Toffees, he admits his time at Goodison Park has helped him make a smooth transition to life in the Premier League with Arsenal.
"In every country you play a different style of football," Mustafi told Stadium Astro.
"Sometimes if it’s really tactical, like it is in Spain, it seems like it slows down the tempo but it’s not really the case.
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"Obviously it’s a different kind of football here but I think you need one or two games to get back into English football again.
"It’s nothing that I didn’t already know because I played a few years here. I know how it works and what kind of football people like.
"So yes, it wasn’t that difficult."