Manchester United’s Hong Kong trip a ‘small sacrifice’, boss Ruben Amorim says

Club to play at Hong Kong Stadium just two days after friendly in Kuala Lumpur and five days after last English Premier League match

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Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim acknowledges the Old Trafford crowd during last weekend’s draw with Manchester City. Photo: dpa

Published: 12:03pm, 9 Apr 2025Updated: 4:25pm, 9 Apr 2025

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has described his club’s post-season trip to Hong Kong as a “small sacrifice” to reward fans in the region and bring in revenue.

It was confirmed on Tuesday that the Old Trafford club’s match in Hong Kong – revealed by the Post last week – would take place on May 30, against the city’s representative side at Hong Kong Stadium.

The match will take place just two days after United play a friendly fixture against Asean All Stars in Malaysia, and only five days after their final match of the English Premier League campaign, against Aston Villa.

But Amorim defended the club’s decision to fly his players to the Far East before the June international window, for matches in front of a possible 84,000 fans in Kuala Lumpur and up to 40,000 in Hong Kong.

Manchester United will play in Malaysia three days after the Premier League season ends. Photo: EPA-EFE

“We have to look at the context of the club,” Amorim told Sky Sports. “We are raising our tickets [prices] for our fans.

“We are doing all this, so we have also to make sacrifices – and [it] is a small sacrifice. It will be six days and we make contact with our fans around the world.