Ruben Amorim has said it would be “so much fun” to bring Manchester United back to Hong Kong in a future where the club was thriving.
Barely 24 hours after they landed in the city, United beat Hong Kong 3-1 on Friday night, before rushing straight for the airport and home.
Head coach Amorim’s team had lost to Asean All-Stars in Malaysia 48 hours earlier, amid inevitable rumours over disquiet among a United contingent asked to tag their Asia tour onto the end of a long season.
“We want to return with titles and better results, and lots of people watching the games,” Amorim said. “It would be so much fun if you’ve had good results. We’ve really enjoyed Hong Kong, the people are really lovely and respectful. We’re grateful for all of them.”
Amorim said his tired players would now go away, switch off and be ready to “use every minute of pre-season”.
“They know we’ve underperformed,” he said. “Everybody knows next season is going to be massive. We need to be so much better.”
