France striker Djibril Cisse is confident he can revive his international career at Sunderland.

The 27-year-old is currently on a season-long loan deal at the Stadium of Light from Marseille with a view to completing a permanent move next summer.

Cisse has made an impressive start on his return to the Premier League, where injuries blighted a two-year stay at Liverpool earlier in his career, with two goals in seven appearances to date as he finds his feet once again.

But he insists there is lot more to come and that at his best, he can force his way back into Raymond Domenech's France squad.

Cisse won the last of his 37 senior caps as a substitute in a 1-0 friendly victory over England in March, and although he was included in the provisional squad for Saturday's World Cup qualifier in Romania, he did not make the cut.

He said: "I like playing for France so at the moment, I am a bit disappointed that I am not in.

"But I am going to try to work hard and have a good season with Sunderland, and maybe I will come back.

"I am always on the pre-list, but finally, I am not [in the squad].

"But it's going to come, it is going to come. It is just a case of being patient and it will come."

Patience is something Cisse has had to demonstrate in abundance in recent years after twice suffering leg fractures during his time at Liverpool.

The Arles-born frontman broke both his tibia and fibula at Blackburn in October 2004, and was back in plaster in June 2006 when he suffered another break in a World Cup warm-up game against China.

That injury scuppered a proposed move to Marseille from Anfield, although his form after his recovery persuaded Black Cats boss Roy Keane to make his move during the summer.

Sunderland may have been a surprise port of call for a man who was rated as one of the biggest emerging talents in the world game just a few short years ago, but Cisse is delighted to have been given another chance in English football.

He said: "My injuries made me realise that I'm really lucky. I enjoyed football in the past, but now every day, I wake up and I realise I can walk and do my job, so I am really happy and really enjoying it."

However, it has taken Cisse little time to realise there are certain differences between Marseille in the summer and autumn on Wearside.

He said: "It's a bit cold and different from France, but you have to deal with it. You just put on a nice coat and it's fine."

The process of blending into an increasingly cosmopolitan dressing room is one Cisse and his fellow newcomers have had to accomplish over the last few weeks.

However, the much-travelled Frenchman has found an unlikely ally in the shape of home-grown midfielder Grant Leadbitter, who shares his interest in fishing.

Cisse said: "I have had a chat with him and he said we are going to go soon, so I am waiting.

"I made a couple of mistakes in my past trying to do a lot of stuff at the same time and now I am back here, I don't want to make the same mistakes again.

"I want to be really 100 per cent concentrated on my football, but I think I am going to have time to do other stuff.

"That's what I say to people, don't just take what you see, try to dig a little bit and you are going to find the real me.

"I am someone who is quiet. I like to do quiet stuff. It's hard to believe, I know."