Michael Owen secured a 3-2 victory for the Reds in their opening Asia Tour match on Saturday, coming off the bench to fire the winner on his debut against a hard working Malaysian XI. Sir Alex’s men had earlier taken a 2-0 lead through Wayne Rooney and Nani. Rooney opened the scoring on eight minutes, firing home from close range, and then turned provider for Nani 20 minutes later who finished with aplomb. A stunning volley on half-time from Mohammed Amri Yahyah gave the hosts hope, before a mistake from Ben Foster seven minutes after the restart allowed Yahyah to grab his...

MANCHESTER UNITED LINE UP Edwin Van Der Sar, Patrick Evra, Rio Ferdinand, Anderson, Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney, Nani, Paul Scholes, John O Shea, Johnny Evans, Darron Gibson. MALAYSIAN LINE UP Farizal Marlias, Asraruddin Omar, Aidil Zafuan, Zaquan Adha, Shafio Rahim, Amar Rohidan, Indra Putra Mahayuddin, S.Kunalan, Mohd Amri Yahyah, Mazlizam Mohd,...

Around 50,000 fans are expected to watch United's first open training session of the 2009 Asia Tour in Malaysia on Friday. Supporters with special passes will see the Reds being put through their pre-season paces at Kuala Lumpur's Bukit Jalil Stadium from 10:30 BST (17.30 local), though this time is subject to change. Julian Kam, chief executive of tour organisers ProEvents International Sdn Bhd, said: "We would like to encourage fans to come early, to ensure they get to the stadium on time to catch the training." United play a Malaysia XI at the Bukit Jalil Stadium on Saturday, kick-off 10:30 BST (17.30...