Hai Long was called to play for MU

"Nguyen Hai Long will be in the Southeast Asian All-Stars squad to face Manchester United in Malaysia on May 28," a brief announcement from Hanoi FC late on May 7.

This is likely to be coach Kim Sang-sik's alternative choice for Nguyen Quang Hai, as the midfielder of Cong An Ha Noi FC is busy competing in many important competitions in both domestic and regional tournaments. Coach Alexandre Polking expressed his opinion that he does not want Quang Hai to go to Malaysia to play a friendly match with MU and asked the club to intervene.

Besides Nguyen Hai Long, Do Duy Manh and Nguyen Hoang Duc are also prominent names of the Vietnamese team, highly appreciated based on their recent performance and achievements.

Hai Long was called up to the national team under coach Park Hang-seo, but it was not until coach Kim Sang-sik took over that the midfielder born in 2000 began to make his mark. At the ASEAN Cup 2024, Hai Long scored the first and last goal for the "Golden Star Warriors".

Playing for Hanoi Club, this player also regularly appears in the main squad and contributes many important goals.

Regarding the ASEAN All-Stars team, coach Kim Sang Sik is facing difficulties in preparing the squad as many players have withdrawn from the call-up list. Players from Thailand (Nicholas Mickelson), Indonesia (Ferarri), and Malaysia (Dominic Tan and Aguero) are all unable to participate.

Most recently, coach Kim also had to adjust the squad when player Andres Nieto (Cambodia) was not eligible to play. Coulibaly Abdel was called up to replace Nieto.

Although they no longer dominate the Premier League as before, Manchester United still has a large fan base in Southeast Asia. The friendly match between ASEAN All-Stars and MU is part of a charity fundraising campaign, and also aims to honor outstanding players in Southeast Asian football.

Source: https://znews.vn/hai-long-duoc-goi-dau-mu-post1551693.html