Speaking ahead of Saturday's game, he said: “We’re all feeling great, the first day of the season we knew what we needed to do and we could have scored more goals and played our football more, but we know we will get better as the season goes on.

“It shows you what the manager wants from the boys. We knew we put in a good performance but we could have been better and it’s about fixing that.

“It’s about training every day and giving it my all, and when I get my chance in a game to show what I can do and I’ll give 100 per cent all the time.

“I have my own targets in my head about what I want to do this year.

'Game time-wise, I played a lot last year but I had an injury, and this season is about trying to play as much as I can and I’m feeling fit and ready to go.'

“We have the Champions League to look forward to as well which will be a great challenge for us and one I’m really looking forward to.”

After an opening day league win over Aberdeen, Ross County are up next as the Hoops take the long journey north to Dingwall.

Turnbull played in both visits there last season and has fond memories of the match in December, when Anthony Ralston scored a 97th-minute winner to secure all three points.

That game showcased everything about this group of players according to the midfielder, and he knows they will need to show the same desire again to make sure they come home with the win.

He added: “That game showed our never-say-die attitude. We were pushing the full game and they sat behind the ball to make it hard to break them down.

“We had to keep playing our own football and believe in it and it worked in the end.

“They’ll be physical and put in great test on a small compact park and they will try and stamp their own quality in the game, so we know it will be a tough test.”

David Turnbull: Ross County will be a test but we're ready