Few of his team-mates made much of an impression, however, with the Celtic support left furious as their dreams of a 10th successive title were shattered as their feeble side limped home 25 points behind Steven Gerrard's unbeaten Rangers.

But the arrival at last of a permanent replacement for Neil Lennon now offers hope of a fresh start – and Turnbull is optimistic about what lies ahead.

Speaking to the official Celtic website, he said: "I'm looking forward to it. It's obviously a lift for everyone involved in the club, getting a new manager in, and it's a fresh start for everybody.

"Last season went well for me and it's just important to keep that going.

"It's been great to get the call-up to the Scotland squad and going to the Euros and I'm fully focused on that at the moment, but once we're all back with Celtic, we'll be looking forward to working with the new manager and preparing for the season ahead.

"No matter the circumstances, once you've had a break you're always looking forward to coming back in to work as hard as you can to impress.

"We'll have a new manager so we're all looking forward to meeting him and working with him."