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Hong Kong keen to help fragile Manchester United ‘put on a show’ in Friday match
Coach Ashley Westwood views his team as ‘sparring partners’ for English club as he works towards Kai Tak clash with India
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Ashley Westwood has said Hong Kong will treat their game against Manchester United on Friday like a training session, with the hosts’ priority being to help their illustrious opponents “put on a show for fans”.
United look ripe for the plucking after their timid loss to Asean All-Stars in Malaysia on Wednesday, but Westwood was adamant he harboured no great ambition to inflict more misery on the club he once played for as a youth.
Rather, the Englishman said he was content for his team to play the role of “sparring partners” for stricken United. “In that we’re there to help them put on a good show, not because we’re trying to chin anyone,” he clarified.
Hong Kong also play Nepal in a friendly next week, before a pivotal Asian Cup qualifier against India at Kai Tak Stadium on June 10.
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