Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri admits there's no ketchup ban under him.

Ranieri has seemingly shelved the strict diet regime so beloved of Italian Coaches.

Ranieri told the Corriere della Sera, “Sometimes we sit at the dinner table and I am frightened by how much they eat. I've never seen players so starved! The first times I was surprised, but now I learned to smile. If they run that hard, they can eat what they like.

“I think in Italy it has become a struggle for the players to enjoy football, but they also train with less intensity, less belief. It's more of a duty than anything else.

“In England they are aware they're young, healthy and are in a great job. It would be stupid to waste all that. When they train, they always put in the same effort as a match. I never once had to tell someone off for being lazy.

“They also need to be relaxed and not harassed. They expect calm and respect in the locker room, so if you want to be a Prima Donna, they won't forgive you for it.

“In England they always play as if it was a derby. I saw Milan-Inter last week and it was like an English-style game with running, hitting, teams stretched out and a lot of competitive spirit. It's not very Italian.

“I always tell my players to find the fire within themselves. A chance like this will never come round again. Seek that fire, don't be ashamed of it. And they are not ashamed, if anything they demand to dream.

“I know it doesn't always work like this, but nobody knows how it really works. We found something that works by itself, so we must at least respect it all the way.

“Leicester City is what I've always sought – half style of football and half awareness of an objective. None of us really think we're working for a living, otherwise we'd get up tired every day. If we live to work, then let us give meaning to what we do.

“I've been fortunate enough to experience this before at the end of my playing days. It was Gianni di Marzio's Catanzaro. That was a side like Leicester, a group of friends who lived together."