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David Beckham was angry at the actions of Manchester United players on the Asian tour.
United ended the 2024-2025 season with a disastrous 15th-place finish in the league. In the Europa League final, he lost to Tottenham and failed to win the trophy, and it was a season where fans were disappointed.
However, Manchester United did not have time to rest. Faced with financial problems with a harrowing performance, he immediately boarded the plane for a postseason Asian tour for the club's profits. ASEAN All-Star headed to the Asian stage to host the match against Hong Kong. The ASEAN All-Star suffered a shocking 0-1 defeat, and won the friendly match against Hong Kong 3-1 on the 31st.
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The problem was the behavior of the Manchester United squad during the tour. Some Manchester United players, including Ahmad Diallo and Alejandro Garnacho, were controversial for inappropriate behavior and abusive language toward Asian fans on the Asian tour. Ahmad's finger swearing at the fans who waited for him in the process of moving became a problem. Garnacho also raised eyebrows at a fan signing, showing a similar gesture. Even Garnacho appeared to mock his fans by showing his finger swear words as they were in commemorative photos with some fans.
Beckham was angered and criticized by Manchester United's players' actions. "It's a tough time, but I don't like some of what's happening at Manchester United," he told CBS Sports. To be honest, as a fan, as a man who loves Manchester United, a lot of what happens off the field is not okay in my eyes at all. I'm talking about the way players behave. The point is that you have to represent the badge of the club. I've seen a lot of cases where players don't behave in a proper way," he said, pointing out the behavior of Manchester United's juniors.
Then "I understood what it meant to play for Manchester United, and I understood what the badge of the chest meant. They respected our fans wherever they traveled, whether in Europe or Asia. We should respect fans for wanting to come to the site and get autographs and take pictures by paying for it themselves. I don't want to see that. Of course, that's not the case with all players. It's that one or two players don't respect it, and I don't like it."
The disappointing performance, as well as the lack of respect for the fans, is expected to remain a bigger stain on anyone who supported them as a Manchester United player.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
