In a stunningly humiliating episode, Manchester United’s post-season tour in Malaysia has become the latest punchline in what fans are calling the club’s most disgraceful season in decades. Despite finishing 15th in the Premier League, the squad was flown out just hours after their final-day win over Aston Villa — only to face mockery during an open-top bus parade through the streets of Kuala Lumpur.
🎥 Footage from the parade shows an awkward procession through non-closed roads with scattered onlookers, many of whom laughed at the scene rather than cheering. Even as players like Joshua Zirkzee and Matthijs de Ligt waved solemnly from the upper deck, the atmosphere was described by fans as “tragic” and “shameful.”
🗣️ Social media erupted:
“Why has no one turned up?”
“What are they doing?”
“More people would turn up to Jim Ratcliffe’s leaving party.”
“Oh, how the mighty have fallen.”
💰 The club stands to gain over £7.5 million from the Asia tour, but fans argue the cost to pride and reputation is far steeper. Especially after a 1–0 loss to the ASEAN All-Stars, this tour is only intensifying the calls for a complete reset under Ruben Amorim, who is already under fire.
👀 Meanwhile, theories swirl as to why Amad Diallo showed a middle finger to fans during the trip — perhaps a sign of internal tensions boiling over.
The Red Devils’ brand, once synonymous with global excellence, now finds itself mocked in the very markets it once dominated. What comes next for Manchester United? Only a ruthless summer overhaul may begin to sal
vage what remains.
