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Jonny Evans says the players are raring to go ahead of this weekend's Community Shield clash with Wigan at Wembley and are even more excited about the season proper.

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The Reds take on the Championship side - and last season's FA Cup winners - at Wembley on Sunday with David Moyes aiming to claim his first piece of silverware as United boss.

Evans has hailed the club's new regime under Moyes and after a run of friendly matches in pre-season, the defender says the squad can't wait to get going with some competitive football.

"Personally, I can't wait for the season to start and you can sense that amongst the whole squad," he told MUTV. "We've got a pre-season behind us now and we're kicking off on Sunday at Wembley. We're all looking forward to it.

"It's a one-off occasion, a one-off match that could go either way and that's what makes it a special game, particularly with it being at Wembley. The pitch is always good there and you hope that brings out the best in both teams.

"The staff have been excellent since they came in," he added, when asked about life under Moyes and his coaching team, which also includes Ryan Giggs as a player/coach. "It's been a really smooth transition.

"Nothing has changed too much, they have just put their own style on how we train. It's been a very smooth change. In terms of Ryan's role, he's always been a bit like a coach anyway when it comes to giving advice which is invaluable to the squad.

"We've actually had quite tough games [during pre-season], and also done a lot of training and work on our fitness.

"Going into the first one in Thailand we were probably a bit jetlagged and it took us a while to get settled. We had two very tough matches in Japan against teams who were really fit and they were excellent games for us in terms of fitness and sharpness.

"That's why you play these games - to find out where you're at fitness-wise and hopefully we can push on now."

bbfan1991

11-08-2013 12:00 PM

Rio: We're raring to go

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Following a rigorous pre-season training camp, Rio Ferdinand believes Manchester United are more than ready for the 2013/14 season and the Reds legend can’t wait to get started.

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Throughout the Tour 2013 presented by Aon, new manager David Moyes held double training sessions on an almost daily basis and, as a result, the champions are in good shape ahead of Sunday’s FA Community Shield match against Wigan Athletic.

When speaking exclusively to ManUtd.com at a signing session for his new book, 'Rio: My decade as a Red', Ferdinand was clearly excited for the action to begin at Wembley.

“The team is feeling good, we have been training really hard and it has been a tough pre-season physically, but we have enjoyed it and we’ve had a really good time. Now, we are looking forward to getting into the games and the nitty gritty. It’s the first trophy of the season and we’d like to win it."

As Rio states, Sunday’s match offers an opportunity to win silverware and a chance for Moyes to claim the first trophy of his career, which Ferdinand believes would conclude an ideal introduction to life at United.

“It has been a good tour in terms of preparation and the manager has been able to get to know the players, which is a great thing," he added. "And now, we have got the Community Shield game and an opportunity to grab some silverware which would be great.”

bbfan1991

11-08-2013 12:02 PM

Moyes eyes first trophy

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David Moyes has just one thing on his mind ahead of the Community Shield clash with Wigan at Wembley - winning.

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The United manager has the opportunity to claim his first piece of silverware on Sunday with victory over the Championship side, now managed by Moyes' fellow Scot and friend Owen Coyle.

After confirming exclusively to MUTV that Nani, Ashley Young and Wayne Rooney are not fit for the match at Wembley, Moyes talked about the importance of the game to the club, particularly with a trophy up for grabs.

"It’s a really important fixture because it’s the start of the season for us. Obviously the Premier League season starts next weekend but this is the first real serious game of note, albeit it is still in pre-season, but there is a trophy at stake," he told MUTV.

"I think Wigan will be one of the sides pushing to get back in the Premier League again. They had a great start in their first Championship match against Barnsley so it will be a tough game. They won last time they went to Wembley so we have got to make sure we do a good job and stop them this time.

"This football club is used to winning trophies and we will do everything we can to make sure we win another."

Moyes was also asked about the situation regarding Wayne Rooney's fitness after the striker was selected for the England squad for their international with Scotland in midweek.

"I am pleased about that," said the United boss. "I had a long conversation with Roy [Hodgson, England manager] last week about it and told him Wayne’s situation.

"Wayne has had a shoulder injury which has meant he has not been able to have any contact and it has been sore, so he hasn’t trained with us. He has trained a little bit with the Reserves as a non-contact player, a floating player, so he has at least got a little bit of football work done.

"He trained with the first team on Saturday and did a bit of extra work [afterwards], so he is probably more likely to be ready for England than he will be for us.

"He hasn't had a lot of football practice which I explained to Roy and I would only expect Roy to play him for a short time.

"Hopefully Wayne is not in too good form because it would be good if Scotland could get a result!" he laughed.

bbfan1991

11-08-2013 12:03 PM

Good luck to David Moyes and the lads, hopefully we win the Community Shield later in our first big game under the new boss..

We're the famous Man United and we're going to Wembley!

bbfan1991

11-08-2013 12:04 PM

Man Utd: De Gea, Rafael, Vidic, Jones, Evra, Giggs, Carrick, Cleverley, Zaha, Van Persie, Welbeck.

bbfan1991

11-08-2013 01:13 PM

Early goal by RVP to put United 1-0 up vs Wigan, quality header from a Patrice Evra cross on the left wing:).

bbfan1991

11-08-2013 01:17 PM

Rafael off injured:(. Chris Smalling on to replace him.

bbfan1991

11-08-2013 02:58 PM

FT 2-0 to United vs Wigan. Well done to David Moyes and the lads for winning the Community Shield.:):D

Encouraging performance today, more professional and composed with the intent to attack and win.

bbfan1991

11-08-2013 03:02 PM

RvP: "I believe in this team. I don't want to be funny, but we are the champions" #mufc

RVP is a legend:worship:.

Lowkey

11-08-2013 03:13 PM

Good performance.

bbfan1991

11-08-2013 03:17 PM

United 2 Wigan 0

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Manchester United collected their first trophy of David Moyes’ reign at Wembley on Sunday thanks to a 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic in the FA Community Shield.

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:):devil:

bbfan1991

11-08-2013 03:50 PM

Rafael has injured his hamstring and is out for a few weeks:(.

David Moyes said that United are close to bringing some more players in. Good news!

bbfan1991

11-08-2013 03:57 PM

David Moyes on Wayne Rooney: "I didn't fall out with Wayne. He trained with reserves at his asking'' So he won't be sold? "Correct."

bbfan1991

11-08-2013 07:24 PM

Video: Reds lift Shield

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bbfan1991

11-08-2013 07:25 PM

Rafael suffers injury

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David Moyes says Rafael da Silva suffered a hamstring injury during Sunday’s FA Community Shield win at Wembley, though the Reds boss isn’t too concerned about its severity.

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Rafa was replaced by Chris Smalling after just 16 minutes in the capital, where the Reds ran out 2-0 winners against a competitive but ultimately limited Wigan Athletic side.

However, when quizzed on the blow by MUTV, Moyes said the Brazilian’s early exit was more of a precaution than a necessary act. Of course, the injury is almost irrelevant, given that the defender is already suspended from playing in next weekend’s Barclays Premier League opener at Swansea City.

“Rafa said that he felt his hamstring and in a game like this when you have an opportunity to make substitutes, it was fine,” Moyes said. “He is suspended for the first game of the season anyway, so in a way, I wouldn’t say it doesn’t matter but it won’t have an effect on what we do next weekend.”

Gutted:(. I hope that he is OK and has a speedy recovery!

bbfan1991

11-08-2013 07:29 PM

Gallery: Shield celebrations

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bbfan1991

11-08-2013 07:39 PM

Moyes: This is for Sir Alex

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David Moyes has dedicated Sunday’s FA Community Shield triumph over Wigan Athletic to Sir Alex Ferguson, his managerial processor at Manchester United.

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The champions recorded a comfortable 2-0 win over the Latics thanks to Robin van Persie’s brace of goals at Wembley, allowing Moyes to lift a trophy following his first competitive match in charge.

And rather than basking in the glory, the boss was quick to credit Sir Alex before outlining his desire to grasp even more silverware: “This is a trophy for Sir Alex, so if he is sitting at home and watching today, this is for you Sir Alex and for the way your team performed last season and won the Premier League.

“The only way you get to the Charity Shield is by winning the league or the FA Cup, so Sir Alex’s team did that last year and the ones from now on will be hopefully for me to win.

“I’ve been here (Wembley) a few times, sometimes I have won and sometimes I have lost. But today, being the manager of Manchester United and leading the team out was something else and my family were here as well, so I’m sure they’ll be extremely proud.”

When quizzed on the performance of Van Persie, the boss was clearly delighted with the Dutchman and reiterated his belief that he will be central to any potential success this term.

“Because Robin was so important to United last year, we know that if we can get him in goal scoring form then it gives us a great chance. If that’s the start for him, scoring two, then we are delighted and we hope it goes to a big total at the end of the season.”

United’s attention now turn to the start of the Barclays Premier League and next Saturday’s trip to Swansea City, which Moyes is more than ready for. However, the boss was refreshingly honest when asked if the imminent international break provides an unwelcomed distraction ahead of that game.

“It does because I would have liked to continue getting to know them and getting to work with them,” he said.” I thought there were bits of our game that were better today and bits that we could do better, so I am looking forward to continuing working with them.

“And I am looking forward to improving the squad and attempting to make Manchester United even better than they have been in the last few seasons.”

In David we trust:).

bbfan1991

11-08-2013 07:43 PM

Robin pleased for Moyes

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Robin van Persie was delighted to play his part in helping David Moyes secure his first trophy as manager of Manchester United.

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The Dutch striker's brace at Wembley on Sunday secured a record 16th Community Shield triumph for the club and Moyes' first in charge of the Reds. And van Persie hopes it's the first of many successes under the Scot.

"It's been a very good day. It's the first of five [trophies available this season] and we knew we could win one after just one game today and we did that," he told MUTV.

"Everyone wanted to win for the manager and the new staff and, of course, for the players as well because it's always nice to win a trophy. It's important for the manager and the staff to win trophies and to get the first one in only after a month or so is great."

Van Persie opened the scoring after just six minutes with what he described as an "unusual" type of goal after steering home a header from 14 yards out. He recorded his second via a large deflection off Wigan's James Perch but the Dutchman joked that it remains his strike.

"It's my goal because it was going on target," he added. "It wasn't the nicest goal, but it was an important one because after that Wigan weren't really in the game. We controlled things.

"Today was a good day for us and a good start to the season. It was very important to win. Now we can look ahead to next week's game against Swansea.

"The first five games [of the season] are very tough, but we have to look at things game-by-game. There are some big challenges there, but we are ready."

bbfan1991

14-08-2013 11:48 AM

Carrick buoyed by Shield

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Michael Carrick believes Manchester United are ready to defend the Barclays Premier League title after recording an encouraging 2-0 win over Wigan Athletic in the FA Community Shield.

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The champions produced a professional performance at Wembley to lift the first trophy of the David Moyes era, thanks partly to a brace of goals from Robin van Persie and a sturdy defensive display.

And following an extensive pre-season programme, which culminated in the capital on Sunday, Carrick is confident that his team-mates are finally prepared for the new season, which begins on Saturday with a testing trip to Swansea City and the Liberty Stadium.

“Every game is important, that’s how it is here,” Michael told MUTV. “We’ve had an up and down pre-season, it’s been well documented, but sometimes you can’t read too much into that. We have put the work into the training field, we have all had enough games now and I think it showed today.

“It was a better team performance all around. We looked well defensively and obviously we scored two goals, so it was a decent performance and a good day. We can move on to next week now.”

Quizzed further on Swansea, Michael said: “We are as ready as we’ll ever be. There is always an element of whether you are ready in terms of fitness because you have played so many friendlies. It’s only when the business starts that you find out where you are at.

“We are confident and we have got a good squad,” last season’s Players’ Player of the Year explained. “A lot has been said about ins and outs, and things like that, but at the end of that we have got a good squad anyway and we are confident going into the new season.”

Carrick was also full of praise for Van Persie, who looked encouragingly sharp against the Latics and extremely high on confidence, picking up exactly where he left off last season by leading the forward line with great style and grace. And hopefully, it is only the start of things to come.

“It’s what you rely on, your strikers scoring goals. Robin did it last season and he’s started well again, so hopefully that continues. He has shown his quality. He didn’t really have many opportunities and yet he still scored two goals. He’ll be delighted with that and will be confident going into next week.”

bbfan1991

14-08-2013 11:51 AM

Giggs: Reds still hungry

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Ryan Giggs made his 21st appearance in a red shirt at Wembley in Sunday's Community Shield and collected yet another trophy, and he insists his and the team's desire to win silverware will never waver.

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The 39-year-old Welshman was excellent during the 2013/14 season curtain-raiser as the Reds eased to a 2-0 win over Wigan.

It was the perfect way for David Moyes to begin his reign as United boss and Giggs says that while there will be stiff competition from big-spending Manchester City and Jose Mourinho-led Chelsea, he has faith in the Reds' ability to deliver the goods again this term.

"It's always nice to win the Community Shield. It's a good start to the season. It's good for the new manager and everyone else concerned - we have started the season with a trophy," the veteran told PA Sport.

"It was a lot of the players' first time to win it and obviously the manager's. We wanted to win it and put on a good show.

"Winning is what this club's all about. You can't win every year, but we want to compete and give ourselves the best chance. That's what we've done over the years. We're the champions, we know how hard it is to defend, but we'll do our best."

There have been changes aplenty among the Barclays Premier League title contenders this summer, with new managers and players joining rivals Manchester City and Chelsea. That presents new challenges, but Giggs says the Reds will meet them head on.

"Obviously Mourinho has come into Chelsea and City are spending quite a bit of money, but it is not something we are worried about," he adds.

"We are the champions. We know it's not easy to defend the trophy, but we have experienced it before and we will try to do it again this season. The quality is in the squad. We showed that last year. Now we have to show it again."

The Reds, so far, have not brought in any established signings, but Giggs isn't pinning all United's hopes for the new campaign on new signings.

"I think it has been a slow transfer window," he says. "I said City had done their business early on but other than that, there has not been a lot of movement. It could be a hectic last two weeks. We will just have to wait and see.

"If we sign someone - great. If not we will just get on with it. We are quite happy with the players in our dressing room. We won the league with those players and we are looking forward to the start of the season."

bbfan1991

14-08-2013 11:52 AM

Lingard makes U21 debut

Michael Keane and Tom Thorpe played too:).

http://www.manutd.com/en/News-And-Fe...land-U21s.aspx

bbfan1991

14-08-2013 11:54 AM

Smalling: Shield will inspire kids

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Chris Smalling says Sunday’s Community Shield victory will act as a big motivation for the squad’s younger players to achieve more.

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Wilfried Zaha and Adnan Januzaj were two of the players collecting their first ever trophy for the Reds following United’s 2-0 win over Wigan at Wembley.

The pair, who along with Jesse Lingard have impressed throughout the pre-season campaign, both played a part in the victory and Smalling says getting your hands on silverware only makes you more determined to make it a regular occurrence.

“Winning a trophy galvanises everyone and really helps you kick on,” the defender told ManUtd.com.

“Celebrating in the dressing room afterwards is always a fantastic feeling and it just makes you hungrier to do it again and again. It’s great for some of the new lads like Wilf and the younger players to experience the feeling – it really gets you in the zone and shows you what you’re fighting for.

“The likes of Wilf, Adnan and Jesse have done really well. The manager is the same as the previous manager when it comes to giving young players a chance. He gave them a good opportunity on tour and they’ve shown what they can do. It can be quite daunting when you go away with the first team for a few weeks but they’ve really bedded in and they’re great lads to get on with.

“We know there are four more trophies up for grabs this season and winning trophies is what this club is all about," he added. "We want to make sure we’re there at the end of the season competing for those honours.”

bbfan1991

14-08-2013 11:57 AM

Ryan starting over in new role

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Ryan Giggs accepted a role as player-coach earlier this summer, and when Inside United magazine caught up with this month, he spoke about his new role in depth...

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Ryan, how was your summer and how do you feel physically ahead of the new season... ready to go?
Personally, I feel good. I shut down for about three weeks after the season finished but then started going to the gym a couple of times on holiday after that. I also did a bit of swimming, some golf and a few runs. I was in Turkey doing my coaching badges with Gary Neville so we were training partners, which was good. In training, things have been great to so far and everyone is working hard.

Can you explain a bit more about your role - have you got a clear idea of what you'll be doing as a player and coach?
It's a case of seeing how things go and I'm sure it'll evolve as time goes on. With a lot of the old staff leaving, I think the manager wanted to have that continuity and bringing Phil [Neville] back has added to that and that's good for the manager to have. I'm excited to be learning and working with a new boss after working with the old one for so long, and so far things have worked really well.

The average fan is perhaps not clear on how coaching badges and qualifications work - we hear about A and B licences, Pro licences... where are you up to in your education and are you enjoying that side of things?
It's been really enjoyable. As I say, I've been working on my coaching badges this summer. We were in Turkey for eight days at the U20s European Championships and we watched a lot of games. It was about scouting at games and putting presentations together. It was good. There are 21 of us on the course. You spend a lot of time together and I've learnt a lot from other managers and coaches. There's a massive array of different levels of coaching on the course from Premier League to League One to the Conference... I've really enjoyed it. We've got a year to go with three more meet-ups so we're nearly there.

At what stage of your career did you decide that you definitely wanted to go down the coaching route?
I wanted to be as prepared as I could for finishing playing. I've always concentrated on playing but I've been doing my badges too. It's been tough at times because it is quite time-consuming but I'm really glad I've done it. Five years ago I didn't think I'd still be playing at this age so I wanted to make sure I was prepared when I finished so I started doing my coaching badges then.

How does your new role fit in alongside Steve Round (assistant manager), Jimmy Lumsden (first team coach), and Phil Neville (coach)?
I'll just do what I can to help them. They've been really good with me. I'm new to it and I'll be learning along the way. It's like starting all over again in a way. But I've been really lucky at how the lads have helped me so far and I hope I can help them.

bbfan1991

14-08-2013 11:58 AM

Moyes: Fans vital to us

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David Moyes has praised the “incredible” Manchester United fans who attended Sunday’s FA Community Shield victory over Wigan Athletic at Wembley.

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Around 50,000 Reds supporters flocked to the national stadium to see the champions beat the Latics with competent ease, providing an admirable backdrop of noise from start to finish. And the boss, buoyed by the atmosphere, believes such a backing could prove pivotal this season.

“It was incredible. At the end, most people normally leave and the ground becomes half empty, but three quarters of the ground was full of Manchester United supporters,” he told MUTV.

“I think the supporters had the bit between their teeth. They know we have got a fight on this season, they know we have got a challenge and they are right up for it.

“And we are going to need them. We are going to need their vocal backing at Old Trafford, from the first home game, and hopefully we’re going to be ready to show them what we can do.”

Michael Carrick was similarly impressed by the fans in attendance. “We don’t take it for granted, the support we get both home and away, it is appreciated so much and it helps us, it gives us a boost when we need it and hopefully we made the journey worthwhile for everyone who made it.”

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