What did the international media say about Hai Long's performance with Man United?

(NLDO) - Playing confidently against the stars of Man United Club, midfielder Nguyen Hai Long was "praised" after the friendly match on the evening of May 28.

Hai Long is one of four Vietnamese players in the ASEAN All Stars squad playing a friendly match with Manchester United FC at Bukit Jalil Stadium (Malaysia). The Hanoi FC midfielder was named in the starting lineup by coach Kim Sang-sik and quickly attracted all eyes.

Against his idol team, Hai Long played with great enthusiasm. In the 6th minute, he received a pass from his teammate Coulibaly on the right wing and confidently controlled the ball past defender Heaven, before curling the ball wide of the post. Hai Long's breakthrough and shot surprised the famous goalkeeper Onana.

Not yet, 4 minutes later, Hai Long took a free kick from 25m away, sending the ball just over the MU crossbar. Hai Long's confidence helped the ASEAN All Stars team's fighting spirit rise. At the end of the friendly match, ASEAN All Stars won 1-0 thanks to a goal by Maung Maung Lwin (Myanmar).

Hai Long with Mason Mount

Hai Long took pictures with MU idol Bruno Fernandes

Despite only having 2 days to work with the ASEAN All Stars team, coach Kim Sang-sik still built a squad that played on par with MU, winning against his colleague Amorim. In particular, Hai Long went to Malaysia just 1 day before the friendly match and had never participated in any training session with the team.

The FIFA World Cup fanpage shared a picture of Hai Long with a viral status: "I've never heard of him....". Meanwhile, international audiences also did not hesitate to praise: "Can we exchange MU's number 9 for him?", or "Every move of ASEAN All Stars makes MU's defense tremble, especially number 9".

Some fans of the "red devils" also humorously commented: "Can M..U sign a contract with player number 9 (Hai Long)? He is a danger to Onana's goal in every attacking situation".

Football social networking sites commented: "Number 9 of ASEAN All Stars could be a backup transfer option if MU cannot buy Mbeumo (from Brentford)", or "Number 9 of ASEAN All Stars plays at a higher level than many MU players"....

Source: https://nld.com.vn/truyen-thong-quoc-te-noi-gi-ve-man-trinh-dien-cua-hai-long-voi-man-united-196250529154716472.htm