David Moyes suffered an unexpected defeat in his first game in charge of Manchester United as his side slumped to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Singha All Stars in Bangkok.
United fielded a side missing the likes of Wayne Rooney, Nemanja Vidic, Nani and Robin van Persie as they kicked off their pre-season tour of Asia but few could have predicted defeat.
Influential Singha captain, Winothai, wrong-footed goalkeeper Ben Amos to score the decisive goal early in the second half.
United had their chances, with Adnan Januzaj blazing over in the first half before both Danny Welbeck and new signing, Wilfred Zaha, squandered good chances, the latter cannoning a shot against the post.
But the Thai side were value for the victory and could have had more themselves as United struggled to find any rhythm at the start of their Asia tour.
Despite the visitors enjoying overwhelming support even from the home fans, it was the hosts that took the initiative and should have gone ahead within three minutes.
Skipper Winothai latched onto a simple ball over the top, beating a statuesque United back four and only a wonderful challenge from the backtracking Jonny Evans denied the striker as he dallied slightly too long over his shot.
United continued to struggle to find a rhythm but many of their best moments came from the lively Januzaj and the Belgian youngster should have broken the deadlock instead of blazing over from Fabio’s pinpoint cross with just keeper Narit Taweekul to beat.
Moyes and his team have a week to recover and come to terms with defeat whilst getting used to the stifling Asian conditions before they face the A-League All Stars on July 20.
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