Manchester United Faces Post-Season Defeat, 15th Place Finish, Asian Tour Criticism

Manchester United's post-season tour in Asia has been marked by embarrassment and fan ridicule following their lowest-ever Premier League finish at 15th place, their worst since 1974. The team participated in a bizarre open-top bus parade through Kuala Lumpur, a tradition typically reserved for champions, which was widely mocked on social media and viewed as humiliating given their recent poor performances. This came just before their 1-0 defeat to the ASEAN All-Stars, an exhibition team of Southeast Asian internationals, further deepening the club's woes. Despite the poor on-field results, the club reportedly earns around £8 million from the tour, which includes matches in Malaysia and Hong Kong. Uncertainty surrounds several key players' futures, with manager Ruben Amorim publicly indicating that Alejandro Garnacho should seek a new club and reports linking Marcus Rashford with a potential move to Barcelona. The tour concludes in Hong Kong, after which Manchester United will prepare for their pre-season campaign and a US tour as part of the Premier League Summer Series.