Gabriel Sara thinks he may love football too much as he leads Norwich City's charge to play-off success.

The Canaries midfielder struck his 13th Championship goal of the season in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Swansea at Carrow Road, a typically rasping strike from distance.

He's also made 12 assists in the league, the latest coming when he set Josh Sargent up with a fine cross in that Swans stalemate.

The Brazilian's enjoyment of the sport doesn't stop when he leaves NR1, however, as he admitted post-match. His obsession with the sport continues in a variety of ways outside of work, maybe, he wonders, to a fault.

"I love playing football," he said. "Sometimes I like to relax in my holiday, but I always miss football. Football is my life, my passion.

"Sometimes I think I love it too much! I'm talking about football, watching football all the time.

"I'm really enjoying this season. I can give more for the fans, more for the club, and hopefully we can have more happiness in the future."

Sara would even go as far as describing football as a religion, with his South American upbringing a factor in that lifestyle. His father was also a footballer, and it's no surprise such a combination has resulted in his status as City's chief creator.

"In Brazil, football is kind of a religion," he continued. "I think for me I can say that too, it's basically a religion for me.

"I love watching it, I love playing it in video games and in real life, so I'm always thinking of football."

It might be assumed that with 45 consecutive starts under his belt the 24-year-old would be starting to feel the physical effects, but he says English football is light work compared to back home.

"I'm not that tired, because the football in Brazil is kind of worse than the football here if you think about games," he added.

"You play less games, you get more days off, you have international breaks. So I have my time to relax and enjoy with my family, and at the same time I can enjoy playing football. I'm really okay."