The Manchester United team that will arrive this Friday in Kuala Lumpur include the following players:

01. Edwin Van Der Saar
02. Tomasz Kuszczak
03. Ben Foster
04. Jonathan Evans
05. Patrice Evra
06. Rio Ferdinand
07. LC Almeida Cunha (Nani)
08. Gary Neville
09. Wes Brown
10. John O Shea
11. Wayne Rooney
12. Ryan Giggs
13. Fabio Da Silva
14. Zoran Tosic
15. Darren Fletcher
16. Anderson
17. Darron Gibson
18. Paul Scholes
19. Michael Owen
20. Dimitar Berbatov
21. Fererico Macheda
22. Michael Carrick

"We are very excited about the tour, it always great to meet our fans and play in different stadiums. The reception we get is always amazing"
- Gary Neville

"We have been to the Far East many times before so we know what to expect. The tours are very important to the preparation of the season and this will be no different."
- Ryan Giggs

"Tours are important for us to get to our peak fitness yet it's a chance to meet our fans. We are all really looking forward to it"
- Edwin Van Der Sar

Also in Kuala Lumpur will be Sir Alex Ferguson and David Gill, CEO, Manchester United.

The superstars will attend an open training session at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on July 17 at about 5.30pm (tentative time and subject to changes). The session is open to fans who have the special training passes. Around 50,000 fans are expected to attend the training session.

The Red Devils will play against a Malaysian Selection at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on July 18 at 5.30pm. Tickets to the match can still be purchased through the Ticketpro Hotline 03-78807999. The only category of tickets still remaining are the RM58 tickets. All other ticket categories are sold out, with only 15,000 tickets remaining. The match is expected to be played to a capacity crowd.

Fans going for the training and the match have been advised to use public transportation to ease traffic congestion.

The Manchester United Asia Tour 2009 kicks off in Kuala Lumpur, moves on to Jakarta on July 20, Seoul, Korea on July 24 and Hangzhou, China on July 26. ProEvents is the exclusive tour organiser of Manchester United.

For media queries, please contact:

Mr Rai Low
Director of Operation
ProEvents Group
Tel: +65 6227 2726

For ticketing queries, please contact :
Ticketpro Hotline : 603-78807999 or http://www.ticketpro.com.my