Glum Man Utd stars take part in humiliating ‘open-top bus parade' with no trophy and hardly any fans
MANCHESTER UNITED flops were forced to take part in a humiliating open-top bus 'parade' in Malaysia.
The Red Devils ended the season without a trophy after losing the Europa League final to Tottenham and they finished in their lowest ever Premier League position of 15th.
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But despite a campaign so bad it made Ruben Amorim apologise, some players took part in a tradition normally saved for champions.
A few members of the squad boarded an open-top bus that cruised through the streets of Kuala Lumpar this afternoon.
A low number of supporters lined the streets to get a glimpse of their heroes in a bizarre victory-less parade.
Joshua Zirkzee was seen waving to fans as Matthijs De Ligt and Ayden Heaven stood glumly next to him.
In some social media footage posted online people in the street can be heard laughing at the sight of the Manchester United players on board the bus.
Fans online slammed the parade, with one saying: "Banter Club FC lives on."
Another added: "They've became the laughing stock of the Premier League."
A third commented sarcastically: "That is in no way embarrassing in any way, shape or form.
The players took to the bus before their embarrassing 1-0 post-season friendly defeat to the ASEAN All-Stars.
Amorim took aim at his players after the loss, saying: "Yes, a disappointing result, but no injuries and a tough pitch.
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"We don't have it in us not to choke in every exercise, in every game, that is what happened.
"We should win these kind of games, no matter what. We need to bring that inside of us in every game.
"The important thing is no injuries with this weather and to arrive here in this day. It is not an excuse, we should perform better."
United travel to Hong Kong next to play the country's national team on Friday afternoon.
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