Newcastle United loanee Garang Kuol is intent on showing his quality on the stat sheet in the coming weeks.

The youngster has been at Hearts since January, signing on loan for the Scottish Premiership side.

While he has found it tough to adapt to the league, the 18-year-old is hoping that he can get more game time after the international break.

He told theSydney Morning Herald: “Everyone you [play against] is here to fight. There's big boys everywhere. But I feel like game by game, I keep adapting to the level of physicality.

"It's definitely getting better, my physicality. I'm tracking my food, my weight every day. I'm just trying to stay focused on doing all that stuff, because it does make the difference.

“It's been good to get that experience in. Training with the top players every day, with men - I think that's the key to developing. The most important thing is what happens in training, and what happens when I get my opportunity on the pitch.

"That's where all my attention's going. I'm just trying to get as much minutes as possible, and that's up to me, and what I do. Hopefully, I can get some stats up on the board."