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New Straits Times
36 minutes ago
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Man United boss Amorim says it is tough to face team's angry fans around the world
HONG KONG: Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim said his team cannot hide after they were booed off in their defeat in Malaysia ahead of their friendly with Hong Kong on Friday. Three days after they concluded their worst Premier League season with a 15th-placed finish, Amorim's team kicked off their Asian tour with a 1-0 loss to ASEAN All-Stars in Kuala Lumpur, with many among the 72,000 fans voicing their displeasure. "It's hard to face the fans around the world (after such a poor season)," Amorim told a press conference on Thursday. "(But) it is clear, we cannot hide. "If one thing is really important in this club, we need to face our fans in this moment, and give something to our fans around the globe. We want to do that, but sometimes it's really hard. "We were not really focused in the last game (on Wednesday), everyone can feel it. In that moment I can understand the fans and the players." Harry Maguire, Andre Onana and Diogo Dalot will not feature in Friday's match as they travelled to India instead for a club sponsor event. Amorim also ruled Luke Shaw out. Matthijs de Ligt, Mason Mount and Joshua Zirkzee did not play in Malaysia, but the Portuguese coach gave them a clean bill of health at Hong Kong Stadium for their final match of the tour. "Of course the team is tired because we flew to Malaysia and with the jet lag we had a game in difficult conditions," Amorim said. "But we are ready to play again and are really happy to be here." Hong Kong's coach Ashley Westwood, a former United academy player, suggested that Amorim's team would have preferred post-season rest over extra games and travel. "If truth be told, no players want to do (a post-season tour), you want to recover," Westwood told reporters. "Most Manchester United players are reporting for international duty on June 2. They probably need this like a hole in the head."
The Independent
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Is Hong Kong v Manchester United on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch friendly
Manchester United 's miserable season will finally reach its end in the second largely meaningless friendly of an unwelcome postseason tour for Ruben Amorim 's side. The tourists suffered a shock defeat to the ASEAN All Stars in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday and have since headed north to take on Hong Kong. A national side ranked 153rd in the world may be strangely confident of victory given how listless and lethargic Manchester United's beleaguered players seemed in Malaysia, with Amorim admitting afterwards that his squad perhaps deserved to be booed. Will there be anything brighter for what should be another strong crowd at the Hong Kong Stadium? Here's everything you need to know. When is Hong Kong vs Manchester United? Hong Kong vs Manchester United is due to kick off at 1pm BST on Friday 30 May at the Hong Kong Stadium. How can I watch it? Viewers in the United Kingdom that wish to tune in to the friendly can do so via MUTV. Harry Maguire, Andre Onana and Diogo Dalot flew to India after the encounter with the ASEAN All Stars on a sponsors' trip, and are thus unavailable for this game. Luke Shaw has also been ruled out by Ruben Amorim, though Matthijs de Ligt, Mason Mount and Joshua Zirkzee could feature having missed the fixture in Malaysia.
Sinar Daily
an hour ago
- Sport
- Sinar Daily
Asean All-Stars coach praises players' great teamwork in 1-0 upset against Man United
Sang Sik said what made the result even more remarkable was that the players had only met 48 hours earlier prior to the match against Ruben Amorim's side. 29 May 2025 08:51am Manchester United FC players react after losing to the Asean All-Stars in the 2025 Maybank Malaysia Challenge Cup match at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. - Bernama photo KUALA LUMPUR - Asean All-Stars head coach Kim Sang Sik praised his players' great teamwork and attributed it to his side's stunning 1-0 victory over English football giants, Manchester United in the Maybank Challenge Cup at the National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, yesterday. Sang Sik said what made the result even more remarkable was that the players had only met 48 hours earlier prior to the match against Ruben Amorim's side. Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho reacts after losing to the Asean All-Stars in the 2025 Maybank Malaysia Challenge Cup match at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. - Bernama photo "(But it was) as if they had been teammates for two decades. It was a great match and fantastic performance from the team. "We were only trained for two days but they played like they were together for 20 years. The team played with real good organisation and we are very happy with the victory,' he told a post-match press conference here yesterday. Sang Sik also praised the performance of two Malaysian players namely team captain Sergio Aguero and Declan Lambert, who made a strong impression on the pitch. The Vietnam national team head coach noted that he would closely analyse both players ahead of the upcoming third round of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, where his team is set to face Malaysia on June 10 at the National Stadium in Bukit Jalil. Asean All-Star hero Maung Maung, whose 71st minute goal ensured his team won yesterday, described his goal against the 13-time English Premier League champions as a dream that came true. "This moment is very rare for me, and I would like to dedicate my goal to the Southeast Asia region,' he said. Manchester United will continue their post-season tour with a game against the Hong Kong national team on May 30 at Hong Kong Stadium. - BERNAMA More Like This
Times of Oman
3 hours ago
- Business
- Times of Oman
"Really important that club get that right": Maguire issues warning to Manchester United about summer signings
Mumbai: Manchester United defender Harry Maguire emphasised the need to get the right signings in the upcoming summer transfer window after ending the season on a shambolic note. Manchester United finished 15th in the Premier League, their worst position in the competition's history. With just 42 points, Manchester United registered its lowest ever points tally in the Premier League. The Red Devils had one last shot at redemption in the Europa League final, which was snatched away by their local rival, Tottenham Hotspur. "It's been a difficult season. It's been tough. We haven't been good enough. We take responsibility as players. We played under two different managers, and the results haven't been good enough," Maguire told reporters. With no European football next season and only domestic cups to fight for, Maguire highlighted the significance of the summer transfer window, which will open on June 1. For the seasoned English defender, the club and the manager, Ruben Amorim, need to get the right acquisition along with figuring out which players need to find a new home. "So, our players take responsibility, and now it's a big summer. I'm sure there'll be players who leave and players who will sign as well. So, that's really important that the club get that right. Whoever they're thinking of, who they want to leave and who they want to keep, it's probably down to the manager," he said. "It's really important that they get that right and, of course, we need a lot of recruitment as well. We need bodies to come in and help the team and improve. I think this year we've seen that we just haven't really scored enough goals. So, it's been difficult. So, all of us have got to improve for next season," he added. His compatriot Diogo Dalot shared his experience of switching from his preferred right position to left, a spot that has been an uncharted territory for him. The Portuguese right back had to switch to the left side of defence due to the unavailability of Manchester United's designated players. Even though he initially struggled to adjust to the demands of the situation, Dalot believes he has finally settled into it. "I mean, I'm used to it now. Obviously, on the right is where I feel more comfortable or I grew up and played more time. But throughout your career, you have to be able to do other things and be as complete as you can," he said. "I think it's good for the team, good for managers to have other options also. So as soon as I started on the left, it was something that I really worked on to be comfortable. And I think today it's normal for me," he added.
Kuwait Times
5 hours ago
- Sport
- Kuwait Times
‘Oh no!': Malaysian PM sticks boot into booed Man Utd
KUALA LUMPUR: A fan sits in the stands before the exhibition friendly football match between Manchester United and Asean All-Stars at the National Stadium Bukit Jalil in Kuala Lumpur on May 28, 2025. - AFP KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's prime minister has stuck the boot into Manchester United by suggesting they could be relegated next season, having watched the fallen Premier League giants booed off in Kuala Lumpur. Ruben Amorim's demoralized side suffered an embarrassing 1-0 friendly defeat to a Southeast Asian XI in front of more than 70,000 in the Malaysian capital on Wednesday. That came after United finished a lowly 15th in the league and failed to lift a trophy, one of their poorest seasons in recent memory. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was in the crowd at Bukit Jalil National Stadium and could not resist a dig afterwards. 'Oh no! Manchester United failed to win a trophy again. Looks like you guys are going to have a 'headache' next season,' Anwar wrote on Facebook. 'Hopefully you don't get relegated to the Championship,' he added, referring to England's second tier of football. Amorim's side play the Hong Kong team on Friday in their second and final match of their Asian post-season tour. The game at the 40,000-capacity Hong Kong Stadium was yet to sell out on the eve of the friendly. — AFP
