United winger Amad explains obscene gesture
KUALA LUMPUR: Manchester United winger Amad says he doesn't regret making what appeared to be an obscene gesture towards some fans in Malaysia because his mother allegedly had been insulted.
Footage shared widely on social media appeared to show the 22-year-old Ivory Coast international raising his middle finger while outside a hotel with his teammates in Kuala Lumpur earlier this week.
'I have respect for people but not for the one who insults my mum,' Amad wrote on X.
'I shouldn't have reacted like that but I don't regret what I did.
'We had a great time in Malaysia with good people.'
United did not respond to a request for comment.
The team's postseason Asia tour had already got off to a bad start when United lost their friendly against a Asean All-Stars 1-0 in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. Some fans booed in response.
Even Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was disappointed, suggesting United could be relegated after watching the team lose, despite the fact they were probably affected by jet lag.
'Ouch. Man United failed to win another trophy,' Anwar, one of 72,500 fans at Bukit Jalil Stadium in the Malaysian capital, wrote on social media.
'Looks like you're in for another tough season, hope you don't drop to the Championship,' he added, referring to England's second tier.
United then travelled to Hong Kong for another friendly.
'We were not really focused in the last game, and everybody can feel it,' United manager Ruben Amorim said on Thursday.
'We just want to turn the page and improve in the next season.'
On Sunday, United finished 15th in the Premier League, their lowest-ever ranking in the competition, just four days after a loss in the Europa League final to Tottenham meant their European season ended without a trophy. — AP
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