I couldn't give a toss about the shield myself, it's a friendly and nothing more, we never win it because we treat it as such but you know the rags and media will go into overdrive to hype it up when they best us. Even arsenal fans last season spent 6 months going on about how they beat us in the shield (on penalties) as some kind of proof they can compete with us.Let them have the shield we haven’t done to bad the last few times we lost the curtain raiser to the season coming,it also gets them and the media giddy as fuck ..
Are they leaking roof proof?
What youngsters? Arsenal had a stronger side out.Yes it was a great opportunity for Arsenal's youngsters to play against a mid-table Premier League side.
Is Fred the Red persona non grata now then?They've put some class of 92 themed duct tape over the hole.
Rags started with 8 of their 1st XI playing. Arsenal started with 2 (Odegard and White).What youngsters? Arsenal had a stronger side out.
Naturally didn't watch anything of their game but just checked the lineups, they've got a lot of their squad fully involved already, they're going to be significantly better equipped for the shield than us.
Do you mean the aircraft hangar exit area?They've put fancy new lights in the walkout tunnel - they mean business everyone!!
I'm all for rag bashing but that's just not true. Dalot, shaw, martinez, Fernandes, mainoo, garnacho are all in united best 11 and none of those started so thats at least half of their best 11 missing.Rags started with 8 of their 1st XI playing. Arsenal started with 2 (Odegard and White).
Then 6 of the Arsenal U18s played in the game.
Bragging rights in August are essentially worthless unless they pertain to the previous May.Bragging rights with lads in work is important in August but I always find May is a far better time to have those rights.
Rag!I'm all for rag bashing but that's just not true. Dalot, shaw, martinez, Fernandes, mainoo, garnacho are all in united best 11 and none of those started so thats at least half of their best 11 missing.
You both had a 1st team squad plus 2 kids start, you also had a backup keeper play. United had more kids on in the second half, arsenal used more of the 1st team, it wasn't a mismatch by amy means, It was a comparatively even use of the 2 squads with arsenal using more of their 1st team squad.