💬 'He's brave on the ball, he likes to get forward, he can score goals as we've seen and he's got at set-pieces.' David Turnbull is a Brendan Rodgers type player and can be key for Celtic this season
The former Motherwell star was limited for minutes under Ange Postecoglou's previous regime but he was handed a real confidence booster by getting a start in the Scottish Premiership opener against Ross County on flag day and repaid the faith of his manager by netting a double, including the first of the game from the penalty spot.
READ MORE: Celtic injury latest on Alistair Johnston and Marco Tilio as Brendan Rodgers talks 'tough' Aberdeen "I know there have been a couple of injuries in between there as well, but he has obviously been given a huge vote of confidence by Brendan by starting him ahead of Hatate who's done really well up until now for Celtic. So, from his point of view that was a big confidence booster.
"So when you look at what he can add to the team, there are a lot of positives. I can see him having a really good season as long as he keeps his performance levels to a high standard." He added: "I think Kyogo Furuhashi is going to be the main candidate in terms of the golden boot. He's been nothing short of fantastic since he came to Celtic.
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