David Turnbull vows Celtic goals will flow from midfield as he reveals battle with Hatate and O'Riley

David Turnbull is relishing the competition for places in the heart of the Celtic side – and the battle to be the midfield top scorer. The Hoops were at full steam through pre-season as Ange Postecoglou’s men rattled 20 goals in five games against decent opposition.

A fair chunk of them came from the engine room with Turnbull’s slick finish against Norwich City on Saturday making it three for the summer while Reo Hatate and Matt O’Reilly alongside him also nabbed a couple each. Celtic’s front line looks lethal with the lines of Kyogo, Giakoumakis, Jota, Daizen Maeda, Liel Abada and James Forrest all regularly on the scoresheet.

But the Bhoys in behind them are hungry to get in on the act – with Turnbull looking to add to his already impressive Hoops haul. The 23-year-old hit the net 10 times last term – despite missing several months through injury – and he’s determined to kick on again this season.

Turnbull said: “We don’t have a competition going yet! We all kind of compliment each other. It’s good to play with those boys – I hope they feel the same way. We all like to score goals and we don’t mind who gets them as long as we all contribute.”

The strikers add the finishing touches but it’s Celtic’s playmakers who have a habit of producing the spectacular. Turnbull loves a worldie and he already has a fair collection – with his sensational effort against Dundee United last season, when he managed to loop the ball over now Celtic keeper Benji Siegrist and tuck it away when it landed the pick of the bunch.

He said: “Most of the goals we do score seem to be good ones rather than tap-ins so long may it continue. I managed to get a few nice ones last year. I better not say the one against Motherwell was the best!

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