Manchester United again won the FA Community Shield in a Deja Vu situation beating Portsmouth 3-1 on penalties when the score remains a stalemate after 90 minutes. Manchester should have won it earlier in game time as they dominated through out the game. The side lacking from the faces of Rooney and Ronaldo through injuries manage to get hold of the Portsmouth team only lacking fire power upfront. Tevez displayed a brilliant show with Nani upfront whil the back four remains the 1st choice of last season only to welcome back the skipper, Gary Neville who has been out since April 2007. Last year's Comunnity Shield also saw Manchester won against Chelsea through penalties. Owen hargreves is also out with a sore knee and Carrick who suffered the same virus as Rooney was sidelined and was only brought in during the 2nd Half. This opens the chance for young Frazier Campbell to show he's ready for the big league after a brilliant season at Hull last season.


Diarra missed the 1st kick of the penalty shootout when he blasted the ball above the bar which saw Tevez put Manchester on an early lead. Defoe stepped up for the 2nd kick and Van Der Sar couldnt stop the ball for going in although he guessed it right. Giggs also manage to get pass James as James guessed where the ball would go only denied as Giggs put enough power to get it in. Van der Sar became the hero when he saved Portsmouth's Mvuemba kick although he guessed it wrong. Lucky enough to save it using the back of his foot. Its 3-1 which means Johnson, Portsmouth's 4th kicker will have to score. Manchester United's fan were cheering as they saw Johnson's ball blazed over the bar which didn't bother Van der Sar at all. Manchester United opened the season with a remarkable start yet again which hopefully be a great season.


11/08/08 - 01:00AM