Beaten and booed off in Malaysia on Wednesday, Manchester United were underwhelming in the first half of their second post-season friendly as they brought the curtain down on a dismal campaign.

Having fallen behind to a soft goal, Obi struck with a smart turn and finish five minutes after the break and again with a glancing header in the 82nd minute. Ayden Heaven scored with a late header as the Red Devils ended their Asia trip on a winning note.

Manager Ruben Amorim, who took over from Erik ten Hag during the season but led Man United to a dismal 15th-placed finish in the Premier League, has plenty to ponder during the post-season break.

Foremost among his concerns is the future of Bruno Fernandes, who is reportedly weighing up a lucrative move to Saudi Arabia. The Portugal international had a bright first half at the 40,000-capacity Hong Kong Stadium, which was about 85 percent full, before going off.

Argentine winger Alejandro Garnacho also started despite appearing to be heading towards the Old Trafford exit. Casemiro and Rasmus Hojlund were the other regulars to feature from the off in southern China, where light rain all afternoon and evening made for a slick surface.

Fernandes and Garnacho caught the eye in the first half against a Hong Kong team ranked 153rd in the world, but it was the hosts who took the lead in the 19th minute with their first attack.

It was a mistake from Manchester United's stand-in goalkeeper Tom Heaton, who allowed a decent but saveable effort from Brazil-born Juninho to fly off him into the net.

Amorim stood with his hands on his hips. As the rain came down and the wind picked up, his compatriot Fernandes should have scored when clean through, but opted for a Hollywood finish and was denied.

Winger Amad Diallo, who made an obscene gesture to fans in Kuala Lumpur after suffering personal abuse, came on with Obi for the second half as Amorim made wholesale changes. Garnacho and Fernandes both made way, for what could be their final time in a United shirt.

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