United Women “intelligent” midfield dynamo returns to Manchester a champion after fantastic international display

Manchester United Women star Hinata Miyazawa has won the Asian Cup with Japan. Fantastic season The Japanese international signed for Manchester United in 2023 from MyNavi Sendai. She has played 77 times for the Red Devils, scoring three goals. Miyazawa has truly become a crucial first-team option this season, and Manchester United have missed her since she has been away at the cup. Head coach Marc Skinner has previously described her as “one of the most intelligent midfielders” he has ever seen. United will hope that she will be available as soon as possible, as the Red Devils will take on Bayern Munich in the Champions League and runaway leaders Manchester City in the league before the end of the month. Asian Cup The midfielder has been wonderful for her country once again, as they came out on top in the tournament. She scored a hat-trick in an 11-0 romp over India in the group stage and played in every other match of the cup. The diminutive midfielder also grabbed an assist in the 4-0 win over Vietnam. Miyazawa also played a decisive role in the 7-0 destruction of the Philippines and the 4-1 win over South Korea in the semi-final. She played the entire 90 minutes of the final against Australia, as they ran out 1-0 winners after an early goal from Maika Hamano. The club’s website reported on the victory by commenting, “United midfielder Hinata Miyazawa will return to Manchester as an Asian Cup winner, following Japan’s 1-0 victory over holders Australia on Saturday.” She played in every match for the Japanese side, just like she had for Manchester United in all 32 matches they had played up to the beginning of the tournament in Australia. The club also stated, “congratulations, Hini – we look forward to welcoming you back soon!” Hini is a #WAC2026 champion! 🤩🏆 Huge congratulations to our midfielder and Japan who beat Australia 1-0 in the final 👏 pic.twitter.com/PPZJSICfvs — Manchester United Women (@ManUtdWomen) March 21, 2026 Hinata Miyazawa Asia Cup stats Games playedGoalsAssists 632 Featured Image Molly Darlington via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.