Manchester United Players Deserved To Be Booed, Claims Rúben Amorim

‎Manchester United was booed after beginning their post-season tour to Asia with a modest defeat in Malaysia.

‎Head coach Ruben Amorim welcomed the reaction and believes his players might even “need” it.

‎A week after losing the crucial Europa League final to Tottenham in Bilbao, the Red Devils started an lucrative £8 million tour in Kuala Lumpur. Head coach Ruben Amorim rotated heavily throughout the match.

‎The friendly ended in a surprising 1-0 defeat to the ASEAN All-Stars. Maung Maung Lwin’s second-half goal secured the victory for the All-Stars.

‎Some of the 72,000-plus crowd at the Bukit Jalil Stadium let their frustration know about United’s efforts with jeers at the final whistle, which Amorim suggested could act as a wake-up call given the contrast to Old Trafford.

‎“I feel always guilty,” the United head coach said. “I said that in the last game.

‎“I am always guilty of the performance of the team no matter what, and since I am here on the first day, I am guilty.

‎“Then the boos from the fans, I think it’s something that we need maybe because every game that we lost in the Premier League they were always there (cheering us).

‎“So, it’s like the way of playing. If they see that it’s not working, they will change the way they behave.

‎“But I felt then when we finished and we walked away, like every time, the supporters were with us. Let’s wait for the next season.”

‎United’s performance in sweltering Kuala Lumpur was poor and came three days after Amorim told fans that “the good days are coming” having ended a “disaster season” with a 2-0 home win against Aston Villa.

‎“We should perform better,” the Portuguese said before jetting off to Hong Kong for another friendly on Friday.

‎“We were slow and we still don’t have in us to win every exercise in training, every game. But the important thing is that we didn’t have any injury.

‎“Some players were a risk, but we wanted to respect all the fans and put all the players in the game, and we should win with this kind of game.”

‎Amorim was satisfied with his team’s performance in the friendly but declined to discuss transfer details. Manchester United has received permission from Wolves to proceed with a deal for forward Matheus Cunha.

‎“You have to wait for that for the next season,” he said. “It’s for you guys (in the media) to talk about.

‎“It’s your time; I will not confirm anything. I have no news, so we will see but there will be some changes.”