"Ramadan is a duty and certainly not a form of torture," Sissoko told La Gazzetta dello Sport on Wednesday.

Despite his mediocre performance against Cagliari on Sunday afternoon, Sissoko is glad that fasting Ramadan isn’t obstructing his first team run.

"I know that I didn't give my usual contribution against Cagliari as I was so very tired."

"But Italy is a multi-cultural society and it's nice that everyone is welcome," added the former Liverpool man.

The 23-year-old has been an integral part of Claudio Ranieri's squad since his 13 million Euros switch from Liverpool last January.