British newspaper comments on Man Utd's shocking loss to the Southeast Asian All-Stars team

After a disappointing season, Man Utd traveled to Bukit Jalil Stadium (Malaysia) to participate in a friendly match with the Southeast Asian All-Stars. Against an opponent of inferior quality, the Red Devils were expected to win to comfort their fans.

However, coach Ruben Amorim's team continued to disappoint when they lost 0-1 to the Southeast Asian All-Stars. Man Utd's defeat surprised the British press. They did not stop criticizing this club.

The Daily Mail headlined: “Man Utd’s embarrassing defeat on tour in Malaysia. Fans’ confidence in coach Ruben Amorim is at a low ebb.” The author commented: “Man Utd have angered fans. They suffered an embarrassing 1-0 defeat to the Southeast Asian All-Stars despite many stars such as Bruno Fernandes, Amad Diallo, Harry Maguire, Andre Onana and Garnacho all playing.

In fact, the Southeast Asian All-Stars team was just a team gathered for the purpose of playing an exhibition match. However, they surprised everyone by defeating Man Utd with the only goal from Maung Maung Lwin.

This humiliating defeat comes just days after Man Utd finished the season in 15th place in the Premier League, the club's lowest position since 1974 (relegation season).

The Sun newspaper wrote: “Man Utd suffer humiliating defeat to Asian underdogs, disastrous start to post-season tour”.

In the article, the author used many strong words to criticize Man Utd such as "tragedy", "humiliation", "lack of quality"... Besides, The Sun newspaper said that the hot and humid weather in Southeast Asia is also the reason that prevents Man Utd from reaching their full potential.

The Telegraph criticized: “Man Utd continued their terrible form when they were unbelievably defeated by the Southeast Asian All-Stars. The mixed squad of players from Southeast Asia repeatedly exploited the porous defense of Man Utd.

Coach Amorim used 27 players in 90 minutes but could not find the effectiveness. Myanmar midfielder Maung Maung Lwin took advantage of the mistakes of Man Utd's defense and scored the only goal of the match. This defeat raised more concerns about Coach Amorim's tactics.

The English version of Goal commented: “Man Utd went on a tour of Southeast Asia to make money after the season, but they became the focus of ridicule when they lost 0-1 to the Southeast Asian All-Stars team.

Notably, the home team is a newly formed collective from 12 teams in the Southeast Asian region. Midfielder Maung Maung Lwin made Man Utd fail with a decisive finish. The defeat in this friendly match did not cause any consequences for Man Utd, but it added salt to the wound of Coach Amorim's army after an extremely bad season.

After the match with the Southeast Asian All-Stars, Man Utd will play the Hong Kong team (China) on May 30.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/bao-anh-binh-luan-khi-man-utd-thua-soc-truoc-doi-cac-ngoi-sao-dong-nam-a-20250528234235805.htm