Man City Wins 1-0 at Leeds Amid Booing of Ramadan Break

Manchester City secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Leeds United in the Premier League on Saturday evening at Elland Road, but the match was overshadowed by controversy when some home fans booed a brief stoppage to allow Muslim City players to break their Ramadan fast.

The game paused in the 12th minute after sunset, enabling players Rayan Cherki, Rayan Aït-Nouri and Omar Marmoush to consume food and water on the touchline. Both teams retreated to their benches for about a minute while a message explaining the halt appeared on the stadium's big screen. Despite the announcement, sections of the Leeds crowd jeered the interruption, drawing widespread condemnation.

Pep Guardiola, Manchester City's manager, addressed the incident in his post-match comments, urging greater tolerance. "It is a modern world, right? Respect the religion, respect the diversity. That is the point," he said. "The Premier League said, OK for the fasting, you can be one or two minutes, so we did that for the players." Guardiola noted that the players, who had fasted all day, simply took vitamins and water, questioning the objection to the protocol.

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