24' Hong Kong 1-0 Man Utd
The rain is thundering down at the Hong Kong Stadium.
It's actually quite thematic for Man Utd.
It never rains it pours after all.
And if that statement hasn't summed up the club this season then nothing will.
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19' GOOOOAL Hong Kong 1-0 Man Utd
WOW. The hosts have taken the lead after an absolute clanger from Tom Heaton.
Juninho is played in behind the Man Utd defence before he is forced wide and takes a shot from a wide angle.
However, the low shot somehow manages to go through Heaton in goal and gifts the lead to the hosts.
Might be safe to say he won't be the No.1 next season.
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15' Hong Kong 0-0 Man Utd
Garnacho forces another save from goalkeeper Ka Wing Tse after 13 minutes.
The Argentine then produces some excellent wing-play as he skips past a defender and cuts back from the byline.
The pass is met by youngster Shea Lacey in the middle of the area.
However, the 18-year-old can't sort out his feet and scuffs his shot wide of the post.
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12' Hong Kong 0-0 Man Utd
Fernandes goes close with a knuckleball free-kick.
He is almost able to trick the goalkeeper with the flight of the ball as it changes direction at the last moment.
But the keeper is just about able to keep it out and concedes a corner.
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'10 Hong Kong 0-0 Man Utd
Man Utd are settling into steady possession.
Casemiro is being allowed to dictate play from deep in midfield.
He is zipping passes around and getting on the ball a lot, but the Hong Kong block is holding firm for now.
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Kamason put in a very bright move down the right flank before laying the ball off to the edge of the area.
However, Garnacho was beaten to the ball by a defender.
The clearance allows Hong Kong to break up-field but the eventual cross is easily intercepted.
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5' Hong Kong 0-0 Man Utd
Hojlund had the chance to score but saw a close range shot blocked.
A free-kick won on the edge of the area is then delivered by Fernandes, where Casemiro is there to dive in and put a bullet header into the back of the net.
However, the lino has their flag up to disallow the goal.
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3' Hong Kong 0-0 Man Utd
A frantic start as both sides show off some wing play.
One of the hosts manages to run past Kamason at right wing-back.
Garnacho is then seen coming the other way but sees the ball taken off him as he looks to move in-field rather than pass to the overlapping Harry Amass.
A familiar tale that last bit.
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Kick off
And we're underway in Hong Kong as the visitors get us started.
The Hong Kong Stadium looks packed out for the occasion at least.
Man Utd book-keepers will be happy with that at the very least.
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Players out
We are moments away from kick-off with the stars out on the pitch and shaking hands.
Can United give their overseas support something to cheer?
Stay tuned to find out.
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YouTube watching
As many as 11,000 fans are watching the build-up to the game on the club's YouTube channel.
United pulled the same move against ASEAN All-Stars, before taking the stream down after a few seconds of match footage to tell fans to subscribe to MUTV to watch the clash.
Time will tell if they repeat it.
As we get closer to kick-off, the number of those watching on YouTube has spiked to almost 13,000.
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Sour notes
Ahead of this game, Amad Diallo revealed he had been subjected to insults about his mum.
He said in a social media statement yesterday: "I have respect for people but not for the one who insults my mom…
"I shouldn't have reacted like that but I don't regret what I did.
"We had a great time in Malaysia with good people."
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Amorim on involvement of Fernandes and Garnacho
Ruben Amorim has told MUTV why he has chosen to involve Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho today, despite both players being linked with moves away.
He said: "We need to respect and do better than the last game. We understand the players are tired, but now is the time to perform for the fans."
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How Man Utd line-up
Plenty of first-teamers in the United team with Rasmus Hojlund, Casemiro, Jonny Evans and Tom Heaton featuring, while Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes could be making their final appearances for the club.
Harvey Amass and Shea Lacey are among the youngsters in action.
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Last time United played in Hong Kong
United haven’t visited Hong Kong since 2013.
Last time out, the Red Devils beat local side Kitchee 5-2 in the Hong Kong Stadium - today’s venue.
Danny Welbeck, Chris Smalling, Fabio, Adnan Januzaj and Jesse Lingard got on the scoresheet for David Moyes' side.
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Hong Kong team
Hong Kong XI: Tse, Yue, Tsui, Jones, Camargo, Merkies, Fernando, Wong, Ngan, Juninho, Udebuluzor
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A familiar face in the opposition dugout
Former United academy graduate Ashley Westwood is the manager of the Red Devils’ opponents, Hong Kong.
Westwood never made a professional appearance for Man Utd, but the defender went on to have a good career in England.
The former United ace played in all of the top four divisions before dropping into non-league towards the end of his time as a player.
Westwood played for the likes of Crewe, Bradford, Sheffield Wednesday, Northampton, Wrexham, Lincoln City and Portsmouth.
His managerial career has been eye-opening, beginning at Kettering - then taking jobs in India, Malaysia, and Afghanistan before landing the Hong Kong post.
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Fernandes’ farewell?
Bruno Fernandes is entertaining a shock move to Saudi Arabia, it's been claimed.
Manchester United's skipper is currently being eyed by Al-Hilal, who are looking to make a marquee signing this summer following Neymar's departure.
The Saudi Pro League side are understood to be willing to pay a whopping £100MILLION to secure the services of Fernandes, who would take home a pretty penny if he were to move to The Kingdom.
And the 30-year-old is said to be "giving serious consideration" to the move.
That's according to The Athletic, who claim talks for the Portugal international to join Al-Hilal are already underway.
Should Fernandes accept the lucrative offer on the table, his last game as a United player could take place TODAY.
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Man Utd team news - Fernandes STARTS
Man Utd XI: Heaton, Fredricson, Evans, Kukonki, Kamason, Casemiro, Fernandes, Amass, Garnacho, Lacey, Hojlund.
Subs: Bayindir, Armer, Dorgu, Heaven, Munro, Kone, Collyer, T.Fletcher, Mainoo, Moorhouse, Mount, Thwaites, Ugarte, Amad, Obi.
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Man Utd team news
Harry Maguire, Andre Onana and Diogo Dalot have flown to India and will play no part in this friendly.
Amorim has also ruled out Luke Shaw for the Hong Kong clash.
Matthijs de Ligt, Mason Mount and Joshua Zirkzee didn’t feature on Wednesday but could play a part today.
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Hello and welcome to SunSport’s live blog of Man Utd vs Hong Kong!
The Red Devils end their post-season tour of South-East Asia with a clash against Hong Kong.
Man Utd will be looking to head into their summer break on a high and avoid another case of embarrassment.
The Premier League giants started their post-season tour with a shock defeat to ASEAN All-Stars.
Ruben Amorim fielded a strong side with the likes of Andre Onana, Harry Maguire, Patrick Dorgu, Casemiro, Diogo Dalot, Manuel Ugarte and Kobbie Mainoo all starting.
But United's strong eleven was not enough to beat the team made up of Southeast Asian internationals as they fell to a 1-0 defeat.