Hoang Duc is about to compete with Man Utd stars, Tien Linh reminds to pay special attention to 1 player

Nguyen Hoang Duc was the first of four Vietnamese players to arrive in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to join the ASEAN All-Stars team. Coach Kim Sang-sik and his assistants (all members of the Vietnamese team) were also present. Nguyen Van Vi, Nguyen Hai Long and Do Duy Manh played yesterday (May 26) in the V.League, so they arrived later.

Right after the first training session, Hoang Duc received a request from his teammate Nguyen Tien Linh from his hometown. The current Vietnamese Golden Ball wanted Hoang Duc to exchange shirts with a Manchester United player to bring back as a gift. Not big names like Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Mason Mount or Harry Maguire, the star Tien Linh wanted to ask for a shirt was striker Joshua Zirkzee.

The Dutch player joined Man Utd a year ago for a transfer fee of about 50 million USD . Joshua Zirkzee played 32 matches in the Premier League in the 2024-2025 season and scored only 3 goals. He is one of 6 strikers that Man Utd brought to Malaysia to participate in the match against the Southeast Asian All-Star team. The others are Amad Diallo, Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hojlund, Shea Lacey and Chido Obi.

Manager Ruben Amorim and his Man Utd players headed to Malaysia after the final Premier League match of the season (a 2-0 win over Aston Villa). Victor Lindelof and Christian Eriksen, who are certain to leave after their contracts expire, did not make the trip, but Jonny Evans did.

Meanwhile, the ASEAN All-Stars team did not have the full squad that coach Kim Sang-sik wanted. In addition to some previous adjustments, the Southeast Asian team had just lost two players, Peeradon Chamratsamee (Thailand) and Asnawi Mangkualam (Indonesia) just three days before the match. Both players were members of the Port (Thailand) club.

Peeradon withdrew for family reasons. He needs to spend time taking care of his wife and newborn son. Meanwhile, Asnawi Mangkualam wants to focus on the Indonesian team preparing for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

Source: https://znews.vn/hoang-duc-sap-dau-dan-sao-man-utd-tien-linh-nhac-chu-y-dac-biet-1-cau-post1556277.html