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"Arsenal V Manchester United - Charity Shield"

Think Arsenal will win, can wait to see some proper football again, looking forward to this season think it will be very interesting seeing all the new signings and how the fare with their new clubs, Manchester United included.

Can't wait to see this in morning think it will be a very good game. Think the score will maybe be...

Arsenal 3 - 2 Manchester United

Bit of high score, but hoping to see some good goals

Arsenal were completely dominant. I hate Arsenal; I prefer Man U. But no argument will wash for the lacklustre performance Man U put in. This is a hypothetical argument between me and a Man U fan:

"But we didn't have Ruud."
"So what? They didn't have Vieria."
"We need Christiano to do his tricks for us."
"Like I care. You didn't need him two years ago. Besides, they didn't have Pires to dive for them."
"Our defence needs Heinze!"
"Your defence needs a lot more than Heinze. Only Pony-Legs did his part."
"...I wish we had Cantona back."
"Shut up and sign Danny Murhpy while you can."
"..k."

Huzzah!

Andy Gray: "Arsenal look by far the more well prepared"

Having seen the replay, this sums it all up.

Arsenal look like a very good side even though both teams were playing a weak side.

Look to have alot of pace and I think they'll just pip Chelsea for the Premierhip and maybe do well in Europe.

looks like i might just get the score line right...

I reckon Jose Mourinho is so arrogant that his thoughts ran like this:

1 - Chelsea would've won everything last year if I was in charge
2 - Chelsea would be in the Charity Shield if I was in charge
3 - Therefore, Chelsea are in the Charity Shield

The Chelsea team will therefore storm onto the pitch to make it a three-way match. Joe Cole will score a hatrick against both teams, and John Terry & Keane shall ally to break Henry's face.

It'd be great if Vieira suddenly realised he should actually stay at Arsenal, stopped this farce of an "injury" and turned out a really ripping come back performance to give us some early silverware.

That asside Arsene will put out a much weakened side and resign the fact that there's no point in fighting for it over Man Yoo only to possibly lose if it even looked as if we were trying.

In short, it'll be even crapper than last year, but without the referee sodding about.

Man Yoo 2-0 Arsenal

Smith is quite mental.

Saw him in the "friendly" game against PSV last week and he was challenging for every ball possible, regardless of who got in his way. Sometimes i think he cant even see the other players on the pitch...

I reckon Man U will steal it when Alan Smith goes mental, Tyke-style and uses Saha to bludgeon Lauren to a pulp. Campbell will then shake hands with Smith because they're both club traitors and have a whispered conversation about how they think Liverpool will win the league.

It'll happen.

Don or†ega wrote:
> Cant see it be too exciting. Line ups will look more like a carling
> cup clash. Although Fergie has said Scholes, Fletcher, Smith and
> Saha will play.

United's weakened teams are still good, though: I was watching a friendly between a weakened Man Utd and a full strength Bayern Munich on TV recently, and despite the fact it was uncompetitive (Which counts for a lot), a United team featuring moslty younger players plus Scholes, Keane and Smith managed to hold the full strength Bayern to a goalless draw, although losing on penalties.

Oh are they playing a weakened team to? Hmm that case United may get the win then.