New Celtic loan signing Charly Musonda was surprised at how loud Celtic Park was during his debut against Hearts.

The 21-year-old Belgian came on as a second half substitute for James Forrest in the 3-1 victory less than 24 hours after finalising his 18-month loan from Chelsea.

And despite hearing about the famous atmosphere, the attacking midfielder, who will wear number 67, was blown away by his reception.

He said: "My debut was great and it was an amazing experience to play for the first time at Celtic Park.

"I got a wonderful reception, I didn't think it was going to be that loud, so yeah I look forward to playing more games there.

"It was very loud, I really didn't expected that, it was great from the fans and show much they care about me already.

"To be fair the crowd in Betis was very good as well but nothing compares to what I experienced here against Hearts, it was really unbelievable to get such a good reception on my first game."

Musonda gave the fans a glimpse of what to expect for the next 18 months with a few tricks and flicks in his cameo role as Celtic moved 14 points clear at the top of the table.

The Belgium under 21 international, who spent last season on loan at Real Betis in Spain, was drawn to the Scottish champions by their need to win every game and manager Brendan Rodgers' record of working with young players.

He continued: "Celtic is the right team for me because clearly it is a team that always needs to win, and me as a youngster coming through at Chelsea I need that pressure.

"We also have a manager here who has developed a lot of good players so yeah I think it is perfect for me, it is a massive club and a really good manager as well.

"Once I heard that Brendan Rodgers wanted me at Celtic, it was a no brainer.

"It was quite important as I know how good he has been with young players and once I spoke to him I knew I wanted to come here."

It was reported that the Chelsea youngster was wanted by no fewer than 24 clubs before deciding to opt for Celtic.