On the morning of May 8, the Nam Dinh club's homepage announced: "Congratulations to Nguyen Van Vi on joining the Southeast Asian Star squad to compete against Manchester United in Malaysia on May 28".
Under coach Kim Sang-sik, Van Vi is a pillar of the Vietnam national team. At the 2024 ASEAN Cup, the defender of Nam Dinh team was continuously given the opportunity to compete and make his mark thanks to his impressive defensive ability.
Van Vi is the 5th name of the Vietnam national team to be focused on the Southeast Asian Star (ASEAN All-Stars) squad facing Man United after Nguyen Quang Hai, Nguyen Hai Long, Nguyen Hoang Duc and Do Duy Manh.
Previously, Hanoi FC also announced that midfielder Nguyen Hai Long was called up to the ASEAN All-Stars squad. According to Lao Dong, Hai Long will replace midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai because the midfielder of the Hanoi Police team has a tight schedule in May in the two fronts of V.League and Southeast Asian Cup C1.
If Quang Hai withdraws, the Vietnam team will contribute 4 players to the Man United squad, namely Van Vi, Hoang Duc, Duy Manh and Hai Long.
Preparing for the match against Man United, coach Kim Sang-sik is having problems with his squad as many players from regional teams have withdrawn from the call-up list, including Nicholas Mickelson (Thailand), Ferarri (Indonesia), Dominic Tan, Aguero (Malaysia) ...
Recently, the captain of the Vietnam team was also forced to make a change from the position of Andres Nieto (Cambodia) because this striker is not eligible to play and is serving a one-match suspension. The World Football Federation has confirmed that the penalty will be applied immediately in the friendly match with Man United.
Therefore, Nieto was replaced by Abdel Coulibaly.
The match between the ASEAN All-Stars and Man United will take place on May 28 at Bukit Jalil Stadium (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). Man United pledged to use their strongest squad for this match.
