‘Maybe what we need’ – Man Utd booed off after defeat in Malaysia

After losing to the ASEAN All-Stars, Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim thinks it will make sense for his players to leave Kuala Lumpur with the sound of boos ringing in their ears.

The Premier League team flew 6,600 miles to Malaysia only to discover there was no respite from their troubles after winning over Aston Villa on Sunday, which came to an end to a desperate campaign.

In the opening game of their post-season tour to Asia, United’s old goalscoring failings struck again less than 24 hours after Wolves’ striker Matheus Cunha was cleared to undergo a medical before completing a £62.5m move to Old Trafford.

A second-half goal from Myanmar’s Maung Maung Lwin earned the South East Asia XI victory in front of a total of 72,550 people at the Bukit Jalil Stadium, causing boos from the majority of the fans who had paid up to £260 to watch United play their first home game there since 2009 to a significant portion of the crowd.

Since the first game I was here, Amorim said, “I always feel bad for the team’s performance.”

“We need the boos, maybe because the fans were present every game we lost in the Premier League,” he said. Every time we finished, I felt like the supporters were there. Watch out for the upcoming season.

The United manager firmly stated: “You have to wait for that for the next season. ” He refused to provide any updates on the Cunha situation.

It should be discussed by you guys (the media). Nothing that I won’t confirm. There isn’t anything new.

“We will see,” according to the statement. “There will be some changes.”

United’s worst campaign since the 1973-1974 relegation season ended in 15th place overall, with 42 points.

To avoid being eliminated from the Champions League next season, they also lost to Tottenham 1-0 in the Europa League final in Bilbao.

The trip, which is scheduled for September, will likely bring in about $10 million (£7.8 million) for the club, which comes at the conclusion of a United campaign that includes all competitions.

United’s rebuilding is moving along at a rapid pace despite Amorim’s refusal to provide any information regarding the Cunha situation.

Tom Heaton, a veteran back-up goalkeeper, is set to sign a one-year contract extension, while United are waiting to find out next week whether their efforts to sign Ipswich striker Liam Delap have succeeded.

Delap has attracted a lot of interest since Ipswich’s promotion to the top of the championship to the tune of £30 million.

Delap’s decision is believed to be between Chelsea and United, and the player wants to be resolved before the European Under-21 Championships this summer.

On June 6, England U21 coach Lee Carsley will announce his squad for the five-day tournament that will begin in Slovakia.

Bruno Fernandes, the captain, is traveling to Hong Kong with the rest of the squad for the final leg of United’s Asia trip on Friday, but it is not known whether a big-money offer from Saudi Arabia might turn him in.

Despite being told he can find a new club, winger Alejandro Garnacho will also be traveling with the airline.

Chief Executive Omar Berrada stated in an interview with United’s media before the defeat that the team had a vision for their goals.

He said, “I can’t give specifics, but I can assure you that we have been planning for every scenario for a while.”

“Now that we know what we need to do, we have a very clear idea of where to put money into the squad to grow.”

Now it’s just a matter of carrying out that plan while also pursuing ambition.

If Delap joins United, Rasmus Hojlund’s future will become a hot topic.

Hojlund made 32 Premier League starts this year, scoring four goals, leaving Amorim hoping that some sort of change will take place in the Dane’s form over the summer.

He said, “Sometimes you take a vacation and then you return [back] on the first day, start a new season, and even the environment on the training ground can help all these players have more confidence.”

We do not have any objectives, they say. We’ll make an effort to assess and prepare for that.

The 40, 000-capacity Hong Kong stadium has about 10,000 tickets still to sell for Friday’s game.

Amorim drew on his experiences as a Benfica-supporting youngster in Portugal to explain why local fans should pay to watch United after seeing what they had just witnessed.

He said, “If you can afford it, which is important, then you support your club.”

I was a member of my club when I was a young child, and I always had it.

“Before Benfica in the 1990s, they had a lot of trouble supporting them.” But I kept going.