Ryan Christie expressed his relief at scoring his first goal for Celtic, making amends for an earlier miss in the 7-0 thumping of Motherwell.

Christie, playing in the unusual position as main striker in place of suspended Leigh Griffiths, found the net after ballooning an earlier opportunity over the bar from just a matter of yards.

But the forward - who has struggled for first team chances since joining from Inverness CT - was delighted to get off the mark not long after.

He said: "I was delighted and it was brilliant especially after the first half. I don't know how I missed that one.

"The ball fell to me and I thought, 'This is a goal' and then I put it over and I don't know how I managed that.

"I was just thankful the minute it went in to the back of the net. It was more relief than anything.

"It was really good performance and it was a great send-off for the gaffer.

"I think everybody knew before the game we were wanting to put on a show and the way we went about that game was brilliant."