Man. United To Contest Community Shield

The FA has announced that United will take on Chelsea in the 2010 Community Shield match on Sunday 8 August.

The annual curtain-raiser to the domestic season is traditionally contested by the league champions and the FA Cup winners but with Carlo Ancelotti's side claiming the double last term, the Reds will take them on at Wembley as Barclays Premier League runners-up.

The fixture is a repeat of last year’s Community Shield which ended 2-2 draw in normal time, with Nani and Wayne Rooney scoring for United. Chelsea then won the resulting penalty shoot-out to deny the Reds a third consecutive Shield success.

United have won the Shield 14 times outright, dating back to 1908. The most recent triumph was in 2008 when Sir Alex Ferguson's then English and European champions beat FA Cup winners Portsmouth 3-1 on penalties. The Reds have shared the Shield four times - prior to the rule change when draws were then settled via spot-kicks.

Almost 86,000 fans attended the 2009 Community Shield with The FA distributing all proceeds to nominated community and charitable projects across the country.