New Celtic signing Scott Sinclair has claimed that Brendan Rodgers was one of the main reasons why he swapped Aston Villa for the Scottish champions.

The 27-year-old winger worked with Rodgers when the two were at Chelsea in 2005, and were reunited five years later when Rodgers was manager of Swansea City, signing Sinclair for £500,000.

"[Rodgers] has had a massive influence on my career when I was at Swansea and previously at Chelsea when I was a youngster," Sinclair told Sky Sports News.

"For me to work under a manager who knows me, and obviously I know how he works, it's been great for me to be under a manager like that."

Sinclair was confirmed as a Celtic player on Friday night and, less than 24 hours later, scored the winner against Hearts in the opening game of the league season.