Abdoulaye Doucoure has named Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah as one of his sporting role models and labelled the Egyptian 'good for society'.
On Wednesday evening, Doucoure joined Muslims around the world in fasting during daylight hours as Ramadan started.
The 30-year-old has a rigorous training schedule with Everton, but will still fast everyday during Ramadan as he names Blues midfielders Idrissa Gueye and Amadou Onana as fellow fasters.
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Everton's Muslim players Doucoure, Onana, Gueye and Bosnian goalkeeper Asmir Begovic each have a personalised meal plan during Ramadan as they look to reach peak performance.
The Blues midfielder spoke highly of Salah and former Reds attacker Sadio Mane in an in-depth chat about his religion with BBC Sport: "I love Sadio Mane, I love Mohamed Salah," he says about the Muslim pair, who formed a potent attack for Liverpool before Mane joined Bayern Munich last summer.
"It is not about football - you know the reality between the clubs - but as a human being I love him [Salah]. As a footballer you always want to be an example and Mohamed Salah is one of those. He is doing well at his club so people love him, but they also learn about his religion Islam. He is a good example for us and is perfect.
"He is good for society and if myself and my team-mates can be an example to others in the city [of Liverpool], that would be great."
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