New season starts now for Man Utd
- Published
Manchester United officials are putting a positive spin on their two-match trip to Asia, pointing out they are not the only club playing matches this week as Chelsea, Real Betis, Paris St-Germain and Inter Milan are also in action.
I am not sure two games against local sides in Malaysia and Hong Kong is quite the same as a European final, but the trip does at least give United head coach Ruben Amorim a chance to reset after a tortuous 2024-25 campaign.
United play a South East Asia All-Stars outfit in Kuala Lumpur tonight (13:45 BST) and then head to Hong Kong to play their national team on Friday (13:00 BST).
"It was important to finish the season," said Amorim. "We needed to close that chapter. Now I'm excited and I'm nervous - I want to work to the next season.
"I don't have a feeling that I need to disconnect - I don't need to rest.
"I just need to prepare for next season."
United have already made significant progress in their attempts to sign Matheus Cunha from Wolves, while a number of departures are expected.