Ruben Loftus-Cheek says making his senior Chelsea debut has given him a thirst for more first-team playing time.

The 18-year-old midfielder from Lewisham, who has been with the Blues since the age of eight, made his first appearance in Wednesday night's Champions League Group G defeat of Sporting Lisbon.

Manager Jose Mourinho insisted prior to the 3-1 win that Loftus-Cheek's inclusion would be a day for the whole Chelsea academy to celebrate, showing there is a path to the first team despite no one making a lasting impression since John Terry.

Loftus-Cheek, who came on for the final seven minutes, told Chelsea TV: "I wanted it to last longer. It was a bit weird when I came on, a bit surreal, it took a while to sink in.

"Just to come on is all I can ask for. To play at a full Stamford Bridge is amazing. When you come on and you start playing it all just goes away, you're just focused.

"After that I just want to keep working harder - to get more opportunities like that would be wicked."