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Tuesday, July 24, 2007
ShenZhen FC 0 - 6 Manchester United, Full Time Report by TheSun
NANI scored on his Manchester United debut in the Far East today.
The £14million summer signing from Benfica struck in the first half as the Red Devils crushed Shenzhen 6-0 in Macau.
And Nani celebrated his first United goal by launching himself into a double somersault that could soon be a regular sight in the Premier League.
United cruised to victory in their latest warm-up match after taking the lead when Wayne Rooney squared to Ryan Giggs, who had an easy finish into the empty net.
Rooney then sent a perfectly executed chip into the net from the edge of the area after 18 minutes.
Next came Nani's strike - the Portugal winger drilled a low shot inside the left post.
Boss Alex Ferguson said: “Nani has not done a great deal of training but that was a good start for him.”
O’Shea belted home Ronaldo’s cut-back after half-time and two minutes later Nani showed explosive speed to burst over halfway before feeding Rooney who in turn set up Ronaldo for the fifth.
And Chris Eagles added another goal to complete the rout.
Source: TheSun.co.uk
Paul Scholes miss start of the season of EPL with Man Utd?
Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes could miss the start of the season after the club confirmed he would undergo an exploratory knee operation which could keep him out for up to a month.
Scholes picked up a knock to his knee during his side's pre-season tour to Asia and headed home to Manchester five days early while his team-mates ran in six unanswered goals against Shenzhen.
Manager Sir Alex Ferguson told MUTV: 'Paul fell on his knee in the last game. We've sent him home for arthroscopy to see what kind of damage there is.
'We don't think it's serious but it could keep him out for three weeks or a month.'
Speaking about the match, which saw a debut goal from summer signing Nani as well as strikes from Ryan Giggs, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo, Ferguson said: 'It was a good performance in spells and the humidity was quite high.
'Some of the goals were very good.
'We wanted to use as many players as we can and it was an exercise to get everyone fit. They have all had their share and it's been good for us that way.
'In our first game (of the tour) there was a bit of rustiness but in the last two games we haven't looked like conceding.'
United defender Wes Brown hailed his side's efforts after the performance.
Paul Scholes' injury - and early return to Manchester - overshadowed the result, England international Brown believed the scoreline bodes well for the coming season.
'It was a good game and six goals is good in pre-season,' he told MUTV.
'We have a good squad now. It was a good test but we played well to a good tempo and in the end they couldn't handle us.'
Looking ahead to the coming season, Brown said: 'For myself I want to play as many games as possible and when I do play to play well.
'I hope as a team we can win trophies again.
'We have a good squad now. Nani played well and fitted in fine on his first game.
'It's good for the whole season for the squad and shows what a player he is. We need players who can come on and change the game.
'The signings have done well, obviously Owen (Hargreaves) and Anderson are still to come in, but they have fitted in well.'
Freddie signs for Hammers
West Ham have completed the signing of Arsenal midfielder Freddie Ljungberg.
The Sweden international, 30, had been the Gunners' longest serving player after costing Arsene Wenger's side £3million in 1998 from Halmstads.
Ljungberg joins long time team-mate and star striker Thierry Henry, who signed for Barcelona in June, in leaving the club this summer.
The midfielder played 325 times for Arsenal, scoring 72 goals, but lost his grip on a starting spot last season.
He now joins Julien Faubert, Scott Parker, Craig Bellamy and Richard Wright in moving to Upton Park since the Hammers' dramatic last-day survival last season.
Ljungberg said he left Arsenal because he felt like 'it was the end' for the club as he knew it following Henry's move.
'Two years ago when I signed my last contract we talked a lot about the future and about bringing great players to the club. Despite building the new stadium we wanted to stay top in England and do well in Europe.
'For me that didn't really happen.
'I stayed because I wanted to stay loyal to Arsenal. But when Henry left this summer it felt like the end for me unfortunately.
'I felt like all the unbeaten players (from Arsenal's `invincibles' of 2003/04) had left. I wanted to be loyal but I felt like it was the right time.
But Ljungberg also insisted there were positive reasons behind his decision and insisted he shared owner Eggert Magnusson's vision.
'I'm coming here because I want to build a great team.
'And why I want to join is because of Magnusson. He wants to bring them forward to be top of the country.
'He's willing to go to the transfer market to buy top players and mix them with youth players. West Ham have a great academy.
'He wants to help take the club up and take them to the top in England. It's a big challenge for me.'
Ljungberg claimed it had been a real wrench to leave Arsenal and that manager Arsene Wenger had tried to convince him to stay.
'I've been there for nine years, almost 10 years,' he said.
'It's a big thing for and I feel it in my heart a little bit.
'When I spoke to the boss, he wanted me to stay.
'But at the same time, I feel it had to be something very, very special for me to leave.
'I want to go forward and, with the people I have around me, I think it's going to be really good.'
Hammers boss Alan Curbishley believes Ljungberg was lured after seeing the other moves the club have made in the transfer market this summer.
'We spoke to Freddie over the last week and we tried to sell him the club and what we're about,' Curbishley said.
'He's seen players come in a and push us forward.'
As for Ljungberg's own qualities, Curbishley added: 'He brings a few things, Champions League experience, captain of Sweden, he's versatile.
'There's a hunger there. He wants to come and push West Ham on and be partly responsible for that.
'He's joining another terrific club and that's the way he's got to see it.
'He understands the passion of the club and the passion of the fans and I'm sure he'll be a big hit here.'
Source: Soccernet.com
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