Guardiola criticises Leeds fans after City players booed for breaking fast

Pep Guardiola criticised Leeds United supporters who booed Manchester City players observing Ramadan when they broke their fast during Saturday's Premier League match. Supporters were informed via a big screen that the match was being paused so City trio Rayan Ait-Nouri, Rayan Cherki and Omar Marmoush could take on fluids when the sun went down at Elland Road, but a number of Leeds fans voiced their displeasure.

Players have been allowed to break their fast in Premier League games since an agreement was put in place in 2021. Guardiola called for more tolerance and said respecting other religions was part of living in the modern world. He said: "It is a modern world, right?

[You see] what is happening in the world today. Respect religion, diversity, that is the point. The Premier League says you can have one or two minutes, you can have for the [fasting] players to do it [break their fast]. It is what it is, unfortunately. Of course they [the players] know it.

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