Mick Hartley

Times headline – Man City hold firm without Haaland as Leeds fans disgrace themselves.

There was the disgrace, 11 minutes into the game, of a sizeable section of their supporters booing when play stopped for City’s Muslim players to break their Ramadan fasting. It ­suggested, for all the campaigning around such subjects by clubs and the Premier League, that inclusivity remains a stranger to certain fans.

I’m with the fans. Couldn’t they wait till halftime to break their precious fast? Why do Muslim sensitivities trump everything? It’s a game of football, ffs. If the players are too weak and dehydrated to play then use other players.