Defender predicting a tough tie against the champions
Turner was part of the side that slipped to a tight 1-0 defeat at the hands of European champions Chelsea on Boxing Day, but there is no let up as Roberto Manciniâs Barclays Premier League champions come to town.
Juan Mataâs stunning strike was all that separated City and Chelsea, but with focus now switched to the Manchester City game, Turner will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of his former team Sunderland, who beat the champions 1-0 at the Stadium of Light on Wednesday.
He told Canaries Player: âItâll be a tough game against Manchester City â theyâre champions of the league and theyâve got world class players.Â
âItâs only a few days after Chelsea so itâs going to be tough, and they lost to Sunderland so theyâre going to want to bounce back and beat us. Itâll be a tough game whatever happens.
âI think we need to play similarly to the games that weâve won here [at Carrow Road], keeping it tight and hopefully create chances, score goals, and get something from the game.
âSunderland have beaten them 1-0 a few times now and they obviously know what to do against them. We just hope to perform like we have done in recent weeks and hopefully get something from the game.â
Since joining from the Black Cats in the summer, Turner has now settled well into life at Carrow Road, and admits he is enjoying playing alongside central defensive partner and fellow summer recruit Sebastien Bassong.
He added: âIâm pleased with how Iâm playing, and the partnership is going well. Weâre disappointed that we havenât kept a clean sheet in the last few games but I think things are going in the right direction with Seb and I, as well as defending as a team. We need to keep it going.Â
âI think weâd have taken 25 points after being halfway through. It was a difficult start for me personally but I like to think Iâve shown the consistent form I know I can produce.â
Norwichâs defeat to Chelsea ended a run of five consecutive home victories in the league, although the gap to 18th placed Wigan remains at ten points after what was a close fought game.
Turner said: âIt was a tough game, and it was always going to be â theyâre a top team with some top players.Â
âWe knew it was going to be a test and we tried to keep it tight as we have done in other games here against big teams and we did that.Â
âGoing behind was a bit of a disappointment, but we kept plugging away and were maybe a little bit unlucky in the end, we could have got something.
âWe didnât create too many chances but we kept in touch with them at 1-0 down, and when youâre in that situation then no matter how well or bad youâve played thereâs always a chance that you can get something from the game.
âWe were pleased with how we defended in the game and we did limit them to very few chances, but they got that one and went in front which was disappointing.â