Man United were booed after they lost their first post-season friendly to ASEAN All-Stars in Kuala Lumpur.
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United went down 1-0 in Kuala Lumpur
United went down 1-0 in Kuala Lumpur
Ruben Amorim suggested Manchester United should be booed more often after they lost to the ASEAN All-Stars.
United failed to score in their first post-season tour match in Kuala Lumpur, where they were beaten 1-0 in the Bukit Jalil National Stadium.
72,550 supporters were in attendance for United's first game in Malaysia since 2009 and there were a smattering of boos at full-time. Midfielder Toby Collyer also generated boos after an errant pass as United chased an equaliser.
United largely avoided booing during their competitive campaign as supporters remained behind the team as they progressed to the Europa League final, despite their abysmal Premier League form.
"I feel always guilty of the performance of the team since I am here in the first game," Amorim said. "I am guilty then the boos from the fans, maybe it is something we need because every game that we lost in the Premier League, they were always there. I felt when we finished every time the supporters were with us. Let's see for next season.
"We should perform better. We were slow, we don’t have in us to win every exercise in training, and every game the important thing is we had no injuries.
"With some players it was a risk but we wanted to show respect to the fans. We should win with these kind of games."
Amorim declined to publicly confirm the imminent signing of Matheus Cunha from Wolves in a £62.5million deal. "You have to wait for that for the next season. It is for you guys to talk about.
"I won’t confirm anything. I have no news. We will see. There will be some changes."
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