MALAYSIA: ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS MANCHESTER UNITED ARRIVE IN KUALA LUMPUR

Record ID: 337932

  • Title: MALAYSIA: ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS MANCHESTER UNITED ARRIVE IN KUALA LUMPUR
  • Date: 20th July 2001
  • Summary: KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA (JULY 20, 2001) (REUTERS) 1. WIDE KUALA LUMPUR CITY CENTRE WITH PETRONAS TOWERS 2. MALAYSIAN MANCHESTER UNITED FANS CROWD KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WITH TEAM FLAGS 3. SECURITY ON DUTY AT AIRPORT 4. MANCHESTER UNITED FANS WAITING IN AIRPORT 5. GIRL WITH POSTER FOR MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYER MIKAEL SILVESTRE 6. FANS IN TEAM COLOURS 7. MANCHESTER UNITED SUPPORTERS SINGING TEAM SONGS AND HOLDING BANNERS 8. WIDE MANCHESTER UNITED PLAYERS COMING OUT OF AIRPORT ARRIVAL HALL 9. DEFENDER JAAP STAM 10. VARIOUS PLAYERS BEING MOBBED 11. CLUB CAPTAIN ROY KEANE FOLLOWED BY ANDY COLE, DWIGHT YORKE AND NEW SIGNING JUAN VERON 12. WIDE SHOT OF PLAYERS SURROUNDED BY FANS 13. MANCHESTER UNITED MANAGER SIR ALEX FERGUSON WALKING TO BUS IN AIRPORT 14. DAVID BECKHAM SITTING IN BUS 15. MANCHESTER UNITED BUS SURROUNDED BY FANS 16. WELCOME SIGN IN PALACE OF GOLDEN HORSES HOTEL 17. ALEX FERGUSON ARRIVING WITH STAM 18. STAM, OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER AND GARY NEVILLE SITTING NEXT TO FERGUSON AND MANCHESTER UNITED CHAIRMAN PETER KENYON AT NEWS CONFERENCE 19. WIDE PHOTOGRAPHERS 20. GARY NEVILLE AT PRESS CONFERENCE 21. STAM AND SOLSKJAER 22. WIDE SHOT OF NEWS CONFERENCE 23. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FERGUSON SAYING "I know my favourite system has always been 4-4-2. I have always played 4-4-2 differently from a lot of teams so I think Veron and Scholes can adapt to that possibility." 24. WIDE PRESS CONFERENCE 25. (SOUNDBITE) (English) FERGUSON "I have been privileged to have a bunch of players who share the same desires as I have. So therefore I am quite comfortable when I put them on the field because I know that my trust is in good hands and I think we will do well this season, I really do." Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
  • Country: Malaysia
  • Reuters ID: LVAF1522CVP7708DYTDBA82CC4Y9
  • Story Text: English Premier League champions Manchester United
    arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Friday (July 20) to a warm welcome
    from their Malaysian fans.

    United, generally regarded as the richest soccer
    club in the world, will play a Malaysia select XI on Sunday
    (July 22) as part of their three-nation Asian tour.

    More than 500 avid supporters of the "Red Devils" turned
    up at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport to greet their
    favourite team.

    Most of the fans were wearing team colours and held aloft
    banners, flags, magazines, autograph
    books and photographs for the Manchester United players to
    sign.

    A group of fans from the Malaysian Red Devils supporters
    club sang team songs as they waited for the
    team to arrive.

    When the players emerged onto the KLIA concourse,
    pandemonium broke out as the crowd surged past police lines to
    meet the players who had to fight their way through to a
    waiting bus.

    At a press conference later, Ferguson spoke about the
    team's chances in the new season and new signings. Ruud Van
    Nistelrooy and Juan Veron.

    Also at the press conference were defenders Jaap Stam and
    Gary Neville and striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

    Asked whether he might change the team play formation with
    the inclusion of the new signings, Ferguson said he will try
    several formations in the Asian tour.

    "I know my favourite system has always been 4-4-2. I have
    always played 4-4-2 differently from a lot of teams so I think
    Veron and (Paul) Scholes can adapt to that possibility,"
    Ferguson said.

    Ferguson also said Manchester United would get better in
    the new season.

    "I have been privileged to have a bunch of players who
    share the same desires as I have. So therefore I am quite
    comfortable when I put them on the field because I know that
    my trust is in good hands and I think we will do well this
    season, I really do," Ferguson said.

    This is Ferguson's last season as Manchester United
    manager.

    Following Sunday's match against Malaysia, Manchester
    United will fly to Singapore and Thailand for matches against
    the national teams there.
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