ASEAN All-Stars 1-0 Man Utd: Ruben Amorim’s team endure friendly loss on post-season tour

 

Manchester United managed to kick off their post-season tour with a real clunker—a 1-0 loss to the ASEAN All-Stars out in Kuala Lumpur. And get this, they actually put out a pretty stacked lineup: Casemiro, Maguire, Højlund, the whole gang. It didn’t matter. They just sort of sleepwalked through the thing, barely threatened, and then—boom—71st minute, Maung Maung Lwin from Myanmar takes advantage of a classic United defensive mess-up. All-Stars go up, Old Trafford Twitter melts down, and the stadium (packed with, like, 72,000 fans) rings out with boos at full-time. Good vibes all around, right?

Ruben Amorim, who’s already feeling the heat after a season that can only be described as “ugh,” didn’t sugarcoat anything. He basically said, Hey, it doesn’t matter if it’s a friendly or the Champions League final, you gotta show up, and we just… didn’t. No arguments there. Coming off a season where United finished 15th (yes, really) and missed out on any sort of European action, the Asia tour was supposed to be a bit of a reset. Plus, let’s be honest, it’s a money grab—£8 million isn’t pocket change, especially when your club’s looking for some morale and cash.

Rumor mill’s already churning about Amorim planning the Great United Purge—some big names might be packing their bags, and apparently, there’s a shopping spree for new blood lined up. After getting dunked on by the best ASEAN has to offer, those “rebuild now” chants are only getting louder. Next up, they play the Hong Kong national team, and honestly, they need a win—not just for the record, but to show, like, any signs of life. Everyone’s watching. Pressure’s on, and if they flop again, well… it’s gonna be a long summer.