Hong Kong’s Juninho has predicted that Manchester United will bring the city to a standstill when they arrive for a friendly match next month.
The forward could line up against the English giants for the city’s representative team at Hong Kong Stadium on May 30, and he is relishing an occasion he believes will boost the game locally.
United were fresh from winning the last of their 20 English league titles when they last came to the city in 2013. They won 5-2 against Kitchee, for whom Juninho now plays, as they began an uncertain chapter under new manager David Moyes following Alex Ferguson’s retirement after 27 years in charge.
Current boss Ruben Amorim is the latest to struggle to follow Ferguson’s success, and one Hong Kong player this month told the Post he believed the shortage of A-list stars in the United team would remove some shine from the fixture.
But Juninho, who has 15 caps, said: “This will be such a great experience for us … this event will stop Hong Kong.
“All eyes will be on the game. It will be very good for Hong Kong football, and I hope it helps us to keep growing the football community.”
