Manchester United have finally reached the end of a wretched campaign, earning a comeback victory over Hong Kong in the driving rain.
Hong Kong, the 153rd-ranked nation in the world, took a surprise early lead against the run of play through Juninho, and led at the break. But United hit back in the second half through Chido Obi’s double after coming off the bench, and defender Ayden Heaven headed home a late third to wrap up the win.
United fielded a young team with several teenagers on the pitch, but also gave minutes to veterans Tom Heaton and Jonny Evans on their final outings as United players.
Manchester United v Hong Kong
- Man Utd take on Hong Kong in the second match of their post-season tour of Asia | Live on MUTV
- United suffered a 1-0 defeat to ASEAN All-Stars in their previous match to continue a dismal campaign
- Eventful tour has seen Ruben Amorim say his players should be booed and Amad Diallo give fans middle finger
- Man Utd XI: Heaton; Fredricson, Evans, Kukonki; Kamason, Fernandes, Casemiro, Amass; Garnacho, Hojlund, Lacey.
- GOAL! Hong Kong 1-0 Man United (Juninho, 20)
- GOAL! Hong Kong 1-1 Man United (Obi, 50)
- GOAL! Hong Kong 1-2 Man United (Obi, 80)
- GOAL! Hong Kong 1-3 Man United (Heaven, 90+5)
Full-time: Hong Kong 1-3 Manchester United
15:01 , Lawrence OstlereHere’s that well-taken second goal by Obi, set up by Mount:
A glancing header to put United 2-1 up 👏
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Full-time: Hong Kong 1-3 Manchester United
14:56 , Lawrence OstlereChido Obi’s second-half double turned the game on its head, and United finish their long, terrible season with a win, albeit a win over the 153rd-ranked nation in the world.
GOAL! Hong Kong 1-3 Man United (Heaven, 90+5)
14:54 , Lawrence OstlereAmad Diallo swings in a cross from the right wing and Ayden Heaven rises highest in the box to head home United’s third goal. Nicely done.
Hong Kong 1-2 Man United
14:50 , Lawrence Ostlere90 min: Almost an equaliser! Hong Kong break and the ball is whipped in for striker Stefan Pereira on the edge of the six-yard box, but his finish hits the ground and bounces up for Bayindir to save. A big chance wasted.
Hong Kong 1-2 Man United
14:46 , Lawrence Ostlere86 min: United work it to Amad on the edge of the box, who chips an effort over the bar.
Hong Kong 1-2 Man United
14:45 , Lawrence Ostlere85 min: Patrick Dorgu has just been wiped out by a pretty rough tackle, and he’s down on the floor taking in a few gulps of air. And rain. Mount will take the free-kick from the left...
GOAL! Hong Kong 1-2 Man United (Obi, 80)
14:41 , Lawrence OstlereHe has another! A lovely cross from Mount picks out Obi running across his marker, and the striker flicks a header into the far corner.
Hong Kong 1-1 Man United
14:34 , Lawrence Ostlere73 min: Not a thriller right now, this. A Mexican wave has broken out.
Hong Kong 1-1 Man United
14:29 , Lawrence Ostlere69 min: Obi tries his luck once more, but this one is a weaker effort from the edge of the box and it’s easily saved.
Hong Kong 1-1 Man United
14:26 , Lawrence Ostlere65 min: Mount whips in a delicious free-kick from near the left corner flag, but no one in red can quite get a touch on the ball.
Hong Kong 1-1 Man United
14:23 , Lawrence Ostlere62 min: Ayden Heaven attempts a crossfield pass but it goes straight out of play. This game is lacking any real flow right now.
Hong Kong 1-1 Man United
14:18 , Lawrence Ostlere57 min: Mount dinks a nice cross to Obi from the left side, but the striker heads well wide when he should really hit the target.
Hong Kong 1-1 Man United
14:14 , Lawrence Ostlere53 min: Mason Mount lets fly with a long-range effort but it’s well saved down low. Set up by a jinking Amad.
GOAL! Hong Kong 1-1 Man United (Obi, 50)
14:09 , Lawrence OstlereUnited are level, and it comes through the substitute Chido Obi. He receives the ball with his back to goal near the edge of the box, shifts it on to his left foot and smashes a low finish past the goalkeeper. Neatly done.
Hong Kong 1-0 Man United
14:08 , Lawrence OstlereSome changes by Amorim, so here’s the second-half XI:
Bayindir; Munro, Heaven, Armer; Amad, Collyer, Ugarte, Dorgu; Mount, Mainoo, Obi.
Hong Kong 1-0 Man United
14:07 , Lawrence Ostlere46 min: Back under way in Hong Kong.
Half-time: Hong Kong 1-0 Man United
14:00 , Lawrence OstlereJust watching the goal again and it really is poor from Tom Heaton, who should get down and parry that away at his near post. He has made only three competitive appearances in four years back at United, and it showed there.
Half-time: Hong Kong 1-0 Man United
13:49 , Lawrence OstlereThere’s the break. United have dominated possession, but it’s a strike by Hong Kong’s Juninho that has the hosts in front.
Hong Kong 1-0 Man United
13:47 , Lawrence Ostlere45 min: United will have one more corner before half-time...
Hong Kong 1-0 Man United
13:47 , Lawrence Ostlere42 min: Kone tries to dribble into the box but he’s dispossessed on the edge.
Hong Kong 1-0 Man United
13:44 , Lawrence Ostlere38 min: Good header from Tyler Fredricson, meeting a cross from the right, but it’s well saved. United are huffing and puffing but no luck.
Hong Kong 1-0 Man United
13:36 , Lawrence Ostlere31 min: Bruno tees up Kone on the edge of the box, who fires a shot just off target.
Hong Kong 1-0 Man United
13:31 , Lawrence Ostlere26 min: Amorim makes some early changes in this friendly. Lacey and Casemiro are replaced by Fletcher and Kone.
GOAL! Hong Kong 1-0 Man United (Juninho, 20)
13:22 , Lawrence OstlereJuninho breaks forwards, shuffles the ball out of his feet and fires a low shot towards the near post from the edge of the box. Tom Heaton gets there and should save it, but somehow let’s it squirm under his body and into the net.
Against the run of play, though very much in-keeping with the season as a whole.
Hong Kong 0-0 Man United
13:17 , Lawrence Ostlere15 min: Garnacho links with Bruno down the left side before cutting a low ball into the box for Lacey in space, but the winger scuffs his first-time shot wide. The teenager is furious with himself, because that was a very good chance.
Hong Kong 0-0 Man United
13:15 , Lawrence Ostlere12 min: Bruno swings in a free-kick from the right which is met by Casemiro at the near post, but his header is blocked and United earn another corner. The next one runs out to Garnacho, who dribbles in from the left before firing a low shot at goal, but it’s well saved.
The rain is absolutely teeming down in Hong Kong right now.
Hong Kong 0-0 Man United
13:10 , Lawrence Ostlere8 min: Hong Kong are struggling to get out of their own half, which perhaps isn’t that surprising considering they are the 153rd ranking nation in the world.
Hong Kong 0-0 Man United
13:06 , Lawrence Ostlere5 min: Disallowed! Casemiro heads home a Bruno free-kick, but he’s ruled just offside. The replay suggest he was just off.
Hong Kong 0-0 Man United
13:06 , Lawrence Ostlere2 min: United are quickly on the attack, looking to break down the deep-set Hong Kong defence. Amass and Kamason hace looked lively in the wing-back roles so far, but no clear chances.
Kick-off! Hong Kong 0-0 Man Utd
13:03And they’re off.
Hong Kong v Man United
12:56 , Lawrence OstlereHere we go, then. Five minutes to kick-off. A reminder of United’s starting XI:
Heaton; Fredricson, Evans, Kukonki; Kamason, Fernandes, Casemiro, Amass; Garnacho, Hojlund, Lacey.
Fernandes considering Saudi switch
12:50 , Lawrence OstlereThe big question this week is whether Cunha will team up with Bruno Fernandes. Fernandes is understood to be seriously considering a move to Saudi Arabia following an approach by Al Hilal.
Cunha is the enigma that could finally solve Man United’s mess
12:44 , By senior football correspondent Richard JollyThere are reasons why a club with a diminishing income and limited leeway within Profitability and Sustainability Rules would submit a £62.5m offer around 48 hours after their season ended.
Manchester United, left with more questions after a torrid campaign, could look at the numbers and see that Matheus Cunha scored 15 Premier League goals last season. It is more than double the combined haul of Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee. They could add in the efforts of Marcus Rashford, Mason Mount and Antony in United shirts and still have fewer than Cunha had mustered by the end of February.
Or they might just be rationalising that it was a hefty price to pay to spare them some embarrassment. Because, in different ways and in the last two seasons, Cunha has contrived to show up his future employers.
Read more:
Matheus Cunha is the enigma that could finally solve Man United’s mess
United close in on Cunha
12:37 , Lawrence OstlereIn more positive news, Matheus Cunha will have a medical with Manchester United after they triggered his £62.5m release clause at Wolves.
The Brazilian is set to become the third and biggest buy of Ruben Amorim’s time at Old Trafford as the Portuguese has targeted him to bring firepower to a goal-shy United team.
Wolves agreed a payment structure with United, which is believed to involve paying the transfer fee over two years, and have given Cunha permission to have a medical at Old Trafford.
Cunha signed a new contract at Molineux in February but it contained a release clause and there was the expectation he would leave in the summer.
Amorim: My players need to be booed
12:29 , Lawrence OstlereManchester United were booed after starting their post-season tour to Asia with a meek defeat in Malaysia – a reaction head coach Amorim welcomed and feels his players may even “need”.
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 and since I am here in 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 walk away, like every time, the supporters were with us. Let’s wait for the next season.”
Amorim desperate to 'turn the page'
12:22 , Lawrence Ostlere“We want to give something to the fans, but it’s hard in this moment – we just want to turn the page and improve next season,” he said at a press conference on Thursday.
“We cannot hide that it is really tough in this moment for us not to close the season, but if there is one thing that is really important in this club it is that we need to face our fans in this moment, and we need to give something to our fans around the world.”
Amorim desperate to 'turn the page'
12:15 , Lawrence OstlereRuben Amorim insisted he and his Manchester United players are desperate to “turn the page” on a disappointing campaign as they head into the second match of a post-season Asian tour in Hong Kong on Friday.
United were booed off in defeat to an ASEAN All-Stars team in Malaysia on Wednesday, a week on from losing the Europa League final to Tottenham and missing out on a Champions League spot as a result.
The Red Devils finished 15th in the Premier League, marking their worst season in 51 years.
The club will earn £8m from this trip to the Far East and while Amorim acknowledges the importance of tours such as this for him and the players to connect with United’s worldwide fanbase, there is clearly a big part of him that just wants this season to be over.
United close in on Cunha
12:15 , Lawrence OstlereIn more positive news, it sounds like the club are very close to completing the signing of Matheus Cunha from Wolves.
Cunha will have a medical with Manchester United after they triggered his £62.5m release clause.
The Brazilian is set to become the third and biggest buy of Ruben Amorim’s time at Old Trafford as the Portuguese has targeted him to bring firepower to a goal-shy United team.
Wolves agreed a payment structure with United, which is believed to involve paying the transfer fee over two years, and have given Cunha permission to have a medical at Old Trafford.
Cunha signed a new contract at Molineux in February but it contained a release clause and there was the expectation he would leave in the summer.
Man Utd line-up
12:08 , Lawrence OstlereRuben Amorim gives starts to teenaged wing-backs Godwill Kukonki and Harry Amass, winger Shea Lacey and defender Jaydan Kamason, as well as 20-year-old Tyler Fredricson.
They are joined in the starting XI by the experience of 39-year-old back-up goalkeeper Tom Heaton and 37-year-old defender Jonny Evans, playing in their final games for United.
Manchester United XI: Heaton; Fredricson, Evans, Kukonki; Kamason, Fernandes, Casemiro, Amass; Garnacho, Hojlund, Lacey.
Man Utd team news
12:04 , Lawrence OstlereHarry 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.
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Hong Kong v Man United – live
11:51 , Lawrence OstlereSo this is part two of Man United’s ill-fated post-season tour of Asia. The most disastrous season in the club’s modern history seemingly never ends, although it will finally stop when the full-time whistle blows in Hong Kong tonight. Can Ruben Amorim’s beleaguered boys at least bow out with a win?
Whatever the score, at least Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s balance sheet will be looking a little healthier thanks to this sold-out trip.
Hong Kong v Man United – live
11:39 , Lawrence OstlereHello and welcome along to live coverage of the slow death of Manchester United’s season.
