'Hope You Don't...': Malaysian PM Takes Dig At United Following Defeat In Friendly
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United slumped to a 1-0 defeat as Burmese striker Maung Maung Lwin netted the line strike of the game in the 71st minute to condemn Ruben Amorim's United to yet another defeat.
Premier League side Manchester United suffered further embarrassment on the back of their forgettable English top-flight campaign as they went down to Southeast Asian XI at Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday in an exhibition encounter between the sides.
United slumped to a 1-0 defeat as Burmese striker Maung Maung Lwin netted the line strike of the game in the 71st minute to condemn Ruben Amorim's United to yet another defeat.
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim added insult to United's injuries with a post mocking the 20 time English champions.
'Ouch! ManUtd failed to win the cup again. You'll have a headache next season too. Hope you don't get relegated to the Championship. Congratulations ASEAN All Stars, you are really STRONG!!!" the PM's post read.
Aduh! Gagal lagi @ManUtd menang piala. Pening kepala juga hangpa musim depan. Harap tak turun Championship.Tahniah ASEAN All Stars, hangpa memang PADUUUUU!!! #MalaysiaMADANI #MADANIBekerja #ASEAN2025 pic.twitter.com/KpG6RA82ij
— Anwar Ibrahim (@anwaribrahim) May 29, 2025
Amorim's men, who had to endure United's worst season since 1974 with a lowly 15th place finish in the Premier League, suffered yet another blow in front of 72,550 fans in Kuala Lumpur as Lwin got on the end of a ball threaded in by Adrian Segecic to belt in the winner to stun United.
Amorim took charge of United midway through the recently concluded season as the 40-year-old Portuguese head coach joined the Mancunian side from Sporting Lisbon, where he experienced success with the Capital city side. However, his tenure at United thus far has been a torrid one.
Amorim had the chance to clinch his first piece of silverware at United, which ultimately came to nothing as the Red Devils succumbed to Tottenham in the final of the UEFA Europa League as the Londoners ended a 17-year trophy drought riding on a Brennan Johnson strike that gave Ange Postecoglou's men a 1-0 win. The UEL title also entitled a berth in the upcoming edition of the UEFA Champions League.
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