Patrice Evra will not forget the reception Park Ji-sung received in Seoul this week in a hurry.

The pair are good friends back in Manchester, where Park is generally seen as a quiet man, who shies away from publicity.

However, back in his native land, he cannot avoid it.

When his face was beamed onto giant screens at each end of the pitch during Manchester United's 3-2 win over FC Seoul last night, a capacity 60,000 crowd went mad.

When he made his entrance 17 minutes from time, the noise was something more like what The Beatles encountered in their heyday.

"People in Manchester think Ji is a very quiet person - when he first arrived he never talked and people didn't know much about him," said Evra.

"But when we arrive in Seoul it is like he is the King of Korea.

"They shake, they cry, they scream when they see him. It is amazing.

"He is like the David Beckham of Korea.

"I am very happy for him because he is a really good friend and on the pitch he always gives 100 per cent for the team. That is why people love him."

Park couldn't crown his return with a goal last night but efforts from Wayne Rooney, Federico Macheda and Dimitar Berbatov ensured United recorded a 3-2 success in what will be the hardest match they face on a four-match tour that concludes in China tomorrow against Hangzhou Greentown.

Gary Neville will not be there though after the Red Devils' skipper flew home yesterday with a groin injury.

Neville has already been ruled out of the Audi Cup in Munich next week, when United will play two games - the first against Boca Juniors on Wednesday.

In all probability, he will also miss the Old Trafford friendly with Valencia on August 5.

And, while he should be available for the Community Shield encounter with Chelsea at Wembley four days' later, already it would appear the 34-year-old is slipping down the pecking order of potential right-backs given the list also includes Wes Brown, John O'Shea and Rafael Da Silva.

"Gary Neville tweaked his groin yesterday in training," said Ferguson.

"He will probably be ready in about 10 days.

"It would have been silly to keep him here if he was not going to play so we sent him home this morning."

Ben Foster was taken aback after his first experience of Manchester United fanaticism Asian-style.

Although Foster did go on tour to South Africa three years ago before his second stint at Watford, this is his first experience on tour with Man United in Asia.

Fans are camped outside the team hotel 24 hours a day. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was once pounced on by an autograph hunter when he merely put his head out of his room door on a similar tour a few years back.

And United's arrival in Seoul was even more frenzied given Park Ji-sung has joined up with his team-mates after an extended summer break.

"It is absolutely mad," admitted Foster.

"I missed the trip a couple of years ago but the lads came back and told me all about it. They camp outside the hotel, even when we go to training there are loads of people there. There are hundreds and the noise is unbelievable.

"We get mobbed at airports.

"It just shows you what a massive global brand Manchester United is.

"The other night we were playing the Malaysian national team in Malaysia yet the fans were cheering when we scored. You don't get that anywhere else."

Manchester United managed to come back from behind to beat FC Seoul.

Full-time: FC Seoul 2-3 Man United

90 min - Scholes gets it right in the penalty box but whacks it onto the cross bar.

88 min - Substitution for FC Seoul: Woo Yeoh for Kyuong Jun

Both teams poke and probe to add to their goal tally.

82 min - Nani takes a free kick that goes high and wide.

79 min - Owen is brought down for a free kick for Man United.

75 min - Substitution for Man United: Park for Carrick

75 min - Substitution for Man United: Da Silva for Evra

The stadium erupts in cheers at the sight of Park Ji-sung warming up at the sideline.

66 min - GOAL!!!! Berbatov scores from a beautiful cross from Gibson.

60 min - Substitution for Man United: Berbatov for Macheda

60 min - Substitution for Man United: Nani for Anderson

60 min - Substitution for Man United: Owen for Rooney

60 min - Substitution for Man United: Scholes for Giggs

47 min - GOAL!!!! Rooney lofts it up from their own half for Macheda to collect and round past the keeper. Its 2 goals each.

46 min - Substitution for Man United: Gibson for Fletcher

46 min - Substitution for Man United: Van de Sar for Kusczcak

Half-time

45 min - GOAL!!!! Dejan makes it two.

32 min - GOAL!!!! Rooney heads it in from a cross from O'Shea. It's 1 goal all

27 mins Macheda gets a shot in but its saved by the keeper

24 min - GOAL!!! Dejan stretches to nudge it in from a brilliant cross. FC Seoul are up 1-0

22 min - Evra clears the ball for Man U

17 min - Dejan takes a low shot, Kusczcak was able to stretch to it

Looks to be a cracker of a game, with both teams going back and forth

11 min - Rooney takes a crack but goes far and wide

9 min - Myong-jin shoots from outside the box but Kusczcak is there

8 min - A corner for FC Seoul, Kim ji's header is tipped over

7 min - O'Shea swings one in the penalty area but only FC Seoul players are there

3 min - Giggs misses a volley from a sweet pass from Macheda

2 min - FC Seoul is confident in playing the ball around

Kick-Off

The crowd at he World Cup Stadium roars into life when bith clubs' flags come out.

Giggs takes the captain's armband, as Neville returns to England due to an injury.

Sir Alex Ferguson has set Michael Owen a 15-goal target for his debut season at Manchester United.

Owen was a surprise capture for a club reeling at the loss of Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez from their title-winning squad.

At first, most United fans were seriously underwhelmed by the signing. However, with two goals in three games on the Red Devils' Far East tour so far, Owen has hit the ground running and looks fitter and fresher than at any stage during four seasons at Newcastle.

Ferguson, though, does intend paying some heed to Owen's past fitness record.

The Scot nevertheless expects Owen to figure in 25 games this term. And providing he reaches that figure, Ferguson sees no reason why his new forward should fail to hit the 15-goal mark.

"Michael has scored two already and I hope there are plenty more to come," said the Red Devils chief.

"If you look at his record over the years, even the last two years at Newcastle when they were going through a difficult time, he scored one in every two games.

"He is easily capable of reaching that level again.

"If he plays 25 games for me this season I think we'll get 15 goals."

Ferguson was speaking ahead of tomorrow's encounter with Hangzhou Greentown at the Dragon Stadium, which will conclude another successful trip to Asia that once again highlights how popular United are in this part of the world.

The reaction in South Korea to Park Ji-sung's arrival was astounding, while United arrived in China to instantly find their team hotel mobbed by supporters today, with high pitched screaming coming every time one of the players ventured into public view.

Little wonder Ferguson is not ruling out the possibility of signing another Chinese player, despite the purchase of Dong Fangzhou now being regarded as a failure.

"United are always searching for talent throughout the world," said Ferguson.

"Of course we had Dong for a couple of years.

"He is a good boy, a good professional and he did his very best but unfortunately it didn't work out for him.

"However if we see potential we will bring them to United. Our search always goes on."

Berbatov Sinks Seoul In Comeback United Win

SEOUL (Reuters) - Manchester United fought back twice to beat FC Seoul 3-2 in the South Korean capital on Friday, Dimitar Berbatov scoring the winner to maintain United's unbeaten record on their pre-season tour of Asia.

The Premier League champions, welcomed to a cauldron of noise with 65,000 packed into Seoul World Cup stadium, fell behind to a 23rd-minute goal from Montenegrin striker Dejan Damjanovic.

Wayne Rooney equalised just after the half-hour mark as United began to get a grip on the game but the South Koreans were back infront before the break after Damjanovic netted his second past goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak.

Italian striker Federico Macheda brought United level early in the second half before the visitors introduced Berbatov, Michael Owen and Paul Scholes.

The changes paid dividends as United's pace stretched tired Seoul legs and languid Bulgarian striker Berbatov nodded home to seal the win.

Alex Ferguson introduced hometown hero Park Ji-sung with a quarter of an hour left to play, taking the noise in the stadium to new levels. The energetic midfielder brought the crowd to its feet with every touch but was unable to give the fans the goal they craved.

Ferguson paid tribute to FC Seoul's improvement over the past couple of years. A Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired United had cruised to a 4-0 win over the same opposition two years ago.

"I think in general they're a better team now," said Ferguson. "Damjanovic did very very well. Very good performance tonight.

"It was a very good game, very entertaining. It was the best FC Seoul gave so far. Good pace, good tempo, good intensity."

The Scot added that he had held Park on the bench until late in the second half because his fitness was not at its peak but confirmed he was keen to keep the South Korean captain at the club.

"What happens during the tour doesn't affect what happens on Park's contract," said Ferguson. "We're taking appropriate steps to make sure he's with us for the next couple of years."

Park's team mates were stunned by the reception he received, the crowd going wild when his face appeared on giant scoreboards as he sat on the bench waiting to come on.

"They asked me if I'm the King of Korea," Park said.

Manchester United will wrap up their Asia tour with a game in Hangzhou, China on Sunday. They beat Malaysian opposition twice on the first leg of their tour but had to skip a trip to Indonesia after the deadly hotel blasts in Jakarta.