Update 15.54
MAN UNITED HAVE secured a comfortable 2-0 victory over Wigan in this afternoon’s Community Shield.
The first goal came in the 7th minute, as Patrice Evra produced an inch-perfect cross that Robin van Persie met with a perfectly judged header.
United re-established their dominance in the second half, when Van Persie doubled his side’s advantage after 59 minutes, as his strike found the back of the net via a deflection off James Perch.
With just over 20 minutes remaining, Antonio Valencia almost made it three, but his deflected effort went narrowly wide, and the game petered out in the final minutes, with neither side really threatening.
Wigan had initially held their own after the goal in the first half, proving difficult to break down, while also coming close occasionally down the other end.
James McClean probably had the Latics’ best chance, as he outpaced Smalling, before producing a cross-shot that no one could get on the end of.
Shortly thereafter, Shaun Maloney’s free-kick to the back post found Emerson Boyce unmarked, yet he headed it across the box, when he would have been better off going for goal, as it eluded Leon Barnett at the far post.
Meanwhile, for United, Welbeck’s powerful shot had to be parried away by Scott Carson, though clear chances were few and far between for much of the first half.
There was an early moment of concern for David Moyes’ men however, with Rafael coming off for Chris Smalling, after picking up an injury.
United – De Gea; Rafael, Vidic, Jones, Evra; Zaha, Carrick, Cleverley, Giggs; Van Persie, Welbeck. Substitutes: Lindegaard, Evans, Anderson, Smalling, Valencia, Kagawa, Januzaj.Wigan – Carson; Boyce, Barnett, Perch, Crainey; Watson, McArthur, McCarthy; McClean, Holt, Maloney. Substitutes: Nicholls, Gomez, Espinoza, McCann, McManaman, Fortune, Dicko
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First published at 14.23
First trophy for David Moyes :-) Forza United !
I cant believe united fans are counting that as a trophy won. Its funny no one really counts that and most united fans i know didnt count it when Fergie was in charge.
Valencia back to wearing no.25?? Manchester united free up the no.7 jersey… Hmm interesting….
I read somewhere during the week that Valencia didn’t like the pressure of being the Man Utd No 7. So he switched back to his old number.
Apparently he didn’t have the character to deal with the pressure involved with the United number 7, he asked to go back to 25. Apparently the reason he was so awful last year was that he felt with the 7 he had to do more than be the really effective direct winger he had been up until then.
It’s for his friend who died back home
No it’s not. He simply wanted to go back to his old number.
Man U Forever….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrwKIGD0H5Q
First and only trophy for Moyes this season
One more then Benny Rogers will have !
And ‘pool will be waiting for one of Carragher’s kids to lift their next.
Grand kids
lol
And what are you basing that on? BR has spent the guts of 30-40m +? And won…. Every year we hear the same retoric and if its not that, its “5 times”. While United leave one liners at home. As someone says “All talk and no trophies”.
2-0 , it’s in the bag ….
Euggh. 14 million it is then. I can’t not have him in the team this year. I’ll probably be only able to afford Cardiff benchwarmers to compensate now.
2-0 over Wigan – I’m sure man city Chelsea etc are quaking !!
All you can do is beat what’s put in front of you. And city lost to them in last seasons final by the way.
It’s better beat them 2-0 than lose 1-0 like City did all the same.
Beat me too it Karol!
Glory Glory man utd! YNWA=YOUR NEVER WINNING ANYTHING! Bitter loserpool fans!
First and last trophy for quite some time I feel….#eraisover
You feel ……. Your feel what ????? Sick !!!!!!
the only thing you feel Mr Wallace is “Man Utd Envy” it seems….lol
God no. Suarez would never ever be accepted at United. He has a terrible attitude, sure he has been training by himself because of his attitude.
Was at the game,Giggs and Carrick were fantastic,Will take Zaha at least this season to bed in,he was pretty poor today,united badly need a left winger and centre midfielder before the end of transfer window
Rvp and Suarez plz Mr.Moyes
No way. That rat will never be accepted at United. He is a disgrace to football.
He’s a disgrace to mankind, never mind football. Racism and cannibalism….. Not too many lads will steep that low.
No one mentioned that Wigan are a championship side, I suppose utd will have an open stop parade around Manchester.
No one mentioned they beat City in the Final….. will LFC have an open top parade for 6th place Robert?
We played ok, in patches but against a poor Wigan team,
Nothing to write home about- at all Swansea will be a different prospect-
Utd need to buy a few players- to strengthen the team- Baines, Felleini, modric-
Hey maybe give the No7 back to Ronaldo let Chevrolet do the talking ……..
“We played ok ” were u playing ??
That’s what you call 20-20 !!!
Yep 20-20 vision !!
Did we beat ye?
Taxi for Rooney
Tom you left out the word ‘agent ‘ ! He’s the one who is responsible for all this carry on , all he wants is for Rooney to move for the big money so he can get his 10% cut…. , probably would be his last big money move so agent is trying all he can to get it done.. Agents hate players that stay at the same club because they don’t make the big money on transfers …
Community plaque… Congrats
Plaque….. Your club win anything at all this season then huwer?