Daniel Farke has branded it “unacceptable” that some supporters intentionally booed the break-of-fast pause for Ramadan in Saturday’s game against Manchester City, but believes there was an element of confusion about what was going on.

Boos rang out as the players made their way to the touchline on 13 minutes to allow Man City’s Muslim players to take in food and liquid once the sun had set. A message appeared on Elland Road’s big screen to inform the crowd the reason behind the pre-planned stoppage, though some jeers were sustained.

Some have since explained how they believed Pep Guardiola had incited a tactical time-out as had happened in November’s reverse fixture, when Gianluigi Donnarumma went down to spark a team-talk on the pitch that allowed City to regroup after a positive Leeds start.

Farke believes that previous incident may have led to some confusion over exactly what was happening on Saturday, with the Leeds boss suggesting much of the noise around the break in play at Elland Road stemmed from confusion and a lack of clarity at the situation.

"To be honest, if it was really...