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Liverpool’s record signing Florian Wirtz made his first start for his new club as Arne Slot’s side were beaten 4-2 by AC Milan at a sold-out Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong.
However, there was no place for Darwin Nunez or Luiz Diaz in the Reds squad amid speculation they could leave following the arrival of Hugo Ekitike and the pursuit of Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak.
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United estimate they will generate around £10m from their 14,000-mile, six-day expedition. The payment is not connected to ticket sales, so it is guaranteed.
At a time when their focus in pre-season – both commercially and from a player preparation perspective – is on the United States, where they will go for the third successive summer in July, United’s presence in the region also allows them to ‘service’ existing big-money
Ruben Amorim’s side will also travel to the United States as part of the Premier League’s pre-season tournament between 26 July and 3 August.
United have a significant fan base in Malaysia and Malaysia Airlines is the club’s official commercial airline partner. They last played in the country in 2009 and their previous visit to Hong Kong was in 2013.
Last season, Tottenham Hotspur and Newcastle United flew to Australia
Arsenal and Tottenham will contest the first north London derby to be held outside the UK when the two teams face each other in a pre-season friendly in Hong Kong this summer.
The London rivals will play in the newly-opened Kai Tak Stadium on July 31 as part of their preparations for the 2025-26 season.
The match, scheduled for 7:30pm local time (11:30am BST), will be the first time that