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A Hull City chant that was viewed more than a million times after going viral online has now been mocked by the Metropolitan Police.

Film of the 'Mauled by the Tigers' chant, with accompanying hand actions, was seen around the world after jubilant City fans were caught on camera singing it in an away win at Leeds United at the end of 2018.

But now the Met Police have called on supporters not to sing the song when Hull travel to play Brentford in London on Saturday.

A police account that updates football supporters heading to games at Griffin Park, Brentford's home ground, even stipulates that they do not want to see the Mauled by the Tigers "hand actions".

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The Twitter post by Met Police Brentford FC said: "For the 1000+ Hull supporters travelling to BrentfordFC - Brentford Station, South Ealing (Picc. Line) All pubs around the ground accept away fans. Please don’t sing that Mauled By The Tigers song with the hand actions either."

Despite the chant being a regular feature of City's rise through the divisions, it hit a wider audience in December after it was picked up by the Football Away Days Twitter account.

While it has been popular among Hull fans for years, it was not well received by many on Twitter who were seeing it for the first time.

Many called it cringeworthy, childish and embarrassing although most Hull fans certainly see it differently.

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