In front of 72, 550 people, Manchester United lost 1-0 to a Southeast Asian XI in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, and they were booed off.
In the gruesome heat, Ruben Amorim’s team appeared drained and without ideas, finishing 15th in the Premier League for their worst season since 1974.
Before the game was over, some Bukit Jalil National Stadium fans left, and there were boos at the end.
United have struggled for goals all year, which is further evidence of why they are reportedly willing to pay £65 million ($85 million) for Brazilian international attacker Matheus Cunha from Wolves.
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Amorim, who shook his head at times during the game and was obviously frustrated, declined to confirm the Cunha deal.
The Portuguese coach had no issues with fans booing his team off and was happy to leave the Malaysian capital and head to Hong Kong.
He said, “We were slow and we still don’t have it in us to win every exercise, game.”
The fans’ boos are something we need, they say.
No matter what the circumstances are, these people still believe in Manchester United.
We have a responsibility to make the team better both now and the following year.
“We need to have that belief, that hunger to win every game, that is important,” I said.
United started with a number of regulars in their first of two Asia-based post-season games, including Andre Onana, Rasmus Hojlund, Casemiro, Diogo Dalot, Manuel Ugarte, Kobbie Mainoo, and Harry Maguire.
The ASEAN All Stars appeared more dangerous in the first half at 32 degrees Celsius (90 Fahrenheit) at kickoff.
In the 16th minute, they fired just wide, and Onana was then called back to action with a subdued save that he was criticized by the pro-United crowd.
United faced the first real threat with a 25-yard effort that was turned back for a corner before the young midfielder saw his shot cleared off the line in the 38th minute.
In the second half, Captain Bruno Fernandes scored a subpar restart with a half-volley.
Despite appearing to be heading for United, Argentine winger Alejandro Garnacho made a lively comeo from the bench.
In the 71st minute, Burmese attacker Maung Maung Lwin found himself clean through on goal and fired past Tom Heaton into the top corner, which United were better in the second half, but the Southeast Asian side stunned the visitors.
Heaton’s arrival at United’s rescue soon after to stop further embarrassing Heaton.
On Friday, United will face the Hong Kong team.
Source: Channels TV
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