According to Soccernet, the Red Devil's trip to Malaysia has been cancelled after Asian Football Confederation (AFC) complained to the Malaysian FA about the Red Devil's visit coming too near to AFC's own Asian Cup which is held between July 7-29.
'We are extremely sad and disappointed to hear that we are not welcomed,' Gill's letter was quoted as saying in the New Straits Times on Thursday.
'Malaysia is our second home. We played there in 1995, 1999 and 2001 - more than anywhere else in Asia.
'We are proud to come and celebrate (Malaysia's) 50 years of independence and it's a once in a life-time celebration. We were very much looking forward to celebrating with our fans (in Malaysia).'
So if our northern neighbours are not interested, why not bring the EPL Champions onto our shores and play them against the Singapore Lions and make it the farewell gift for the National Stadium instead of the Socceroos? Considering that there are probably more fans of Man United in Singapore than the Socceroos, and plus the fact that they will be coming just after beating Chelsea to win the 06/07 English Premier League, it will be a much better send-off for our Old Lady. I'm sure neutral fans will prefer to meet the likes of Rooney and Ronaldo than Viduka and Kewell.
Com'on, bring in the Red Devils and let our Lions beat the EPL Champion!
