Manchester United winger Nani , who opened the scoring for the Red Devils inside ten minutes when he put them into the lead against Chelsea in today's Community Shield game at Wembley, is today facing up to additional disappointment after his team were beaten on penalties by the Blues.

The Portuguese enjoyed a good game on the left of United's midfield, but a second-half challenge from Chelsea skipper John Terry saw him fall heavily, and subsequently leave the action with a shoulder injury.

The player was seen cradling his injured limb after the game, and he will undergo a scan on Monday to evaluate the extent of the damage, according to United's official website.

However, initial fears are that he could be out of action for some weeks, and he is a serious doubt for next week's Premier League opener at home to Birmingham City.

Nani had earlier stated that he hoped that this would be his season to finally step forward and show his true talent following the departure to Real Madrid of Cristiano Ronaldo. It looks as though he will have to overcome at least this one major obstacle on the road to fulfilling that ambition this campaign.

Chelsea were triumphant in today's Community Shield encounter on penalty kicks after their clash with Manchester United ended 2-2 after normal time.

Nani had given United the lead before goals from Ricardo Carvalho and Frank Lampard had seemingly clinched victory for the Blues, but a Wayne Rooney goal in injury time sent the match to spot kicks.

Carlo Ancelotti and his men were not to be denied, however, and they sealed a straightforward win on penalties after Ryan Giggs and Patrice Evra both missed from twelve yards.

First Half

In what was an open and free-flowing encounter, both sides had a number of opportunities, with the Red Devils just edging the first-half in terms of possession and clear cut attempts on goal.

Chelsea, however should have taken the lead inside the first five minutes. Frank Lampard whipped in a tremendous delivery, finding Didier Drogba unmarked, but the Ivorian’s flick header found the crossbar via the head of Patrice Evra on the goal line.

The English champions then moved into the ascendency, and took the lead on ten minutes thanks to their mercurial Portuguese winger Nani.

The heir apparent to Cristiano Ronaldo on the United wing seized his chance, drifting inside from the right hand side to unleash a powerful shot that flew into Peter Cech’s net. The Czech stopper will undoubtedly feel he should have done better, with the ball flapping through his fingers, but it took nothing away from the vicious nature of the strike.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s men looked to press home their advantage, and not long after Dimitar Berbatov broke clear on the right hand side. His floated cross was knocked back across goal by Wayne Rooney, and Park Ji Sung managed to get some kind of connection on his volley that Cech on this occasion did well to palm away.

Berbatov once again broke clear after a neat one-two with Park that left him in on goal and Jon Obi Mikel trailing in his wake, but Cech stayed big to block his effort and keep his side just one goal behind.

As the match edged towards half-time, the Londoners began to enjoy more sustained levels of possession without really showing any hint of penetration. Nicolas Anelka did well to shift and shoot low inside the area, but his shot drifted wide, and so ended the first half.

Second Half

Coach Carlo Ancelotti had set his Chelsea side up in a 4-4-2 diamond formation that his players looked uncomfortable employing in the opening period, but the second half belonged to the Italian and his players, and the equaliser arrived on 54 minutes.

Malouda played a teasing chip across goal and as Drogba jumped with the somewhat nervous Ben Foster, the ball broke to Ricardo Carvalho who accepted the gift to nod into the empty goal. 1-1, and probably a fair reflection of the game as a whole up until that point.

After the equaliser the contest became rather disjointed, but in the end it was Chelsea who moved into the lead, and the goal was a contentious one.

Patrice Evra was clearly blocked off on the left touchline by Michael Ballack, but with Wayne Rooney with the ball at his feet, referee Chris Foy waved play on. Evra remained flat out as Chelsea regained the ball and ignored pleas to knock out of play to allow the Frenchman to receive treatment. Drogba crossed to Frank Lampard, who drilled the ball into the net via the hand of Foster and the post. The Manchester United players protested, but to no avail – the goal stood and Chelsea had the advantage.

The Red Devils’ response was to make a quadruple substitution, with Giggs, Scholes, Owen and young Fabio entering the fray, but Chelsea appeared more likely to extend their lead. The ever-dangerous Drogba powered a low shot from the edge of the area that Foster instinctively smothered with his right hand.

The match looked to petering out to a Chelsea win, with United largely ineffectual in the closing moments as they laboured in their attempts to draw level.

But, as so often has been proven in the past, it is foolish to write off Manchester United, and in injury time they clinched a superb equaliser thanks to Wayne Rooney.

The imperious Ryan Giggs slipped through a beautiful pass into the path of the 23-year old, who drove in on goal and dinked the ball precisely over the despairing Cech.

No extra time is played in the Community Shield, and so we were straight to penalties. United entered the shoot-out with a mixed record, having lost to Everton in the FA Cup semi-final but defeating Spurs in the Carling Cup final, while Chelsea's agonising loss in the 2008 Champions League final was still fresh in the mind.

It was Chelsea who were to clinch the victory in the showpiece thanks to efficient penalty taking coupled with two dreadful efforts from Giggs and Evra, winning 4-1 and striking the first blow prior to the Premier League campaign commencing next weekend.

Sir Alex Ferguson is hoping Manchester United's style of play enables summer signing Antonio Valencia to score more goals.

The Ecuadorian winger mustered only seven goals in 89 games for Wigan, a pale comparison against the number Cristiano Ronaldo plundered for United.

The £17million capture promisingly opened his Red Devils account in Wednesday's 2-1 pre-season victory over Boca Juniors in the Audi Cup.

Fergusion was pleased with the 23-year-old's performance against the South Americans and has hinted the tricky winger will play a key role for the champions this season.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson admits he did not use Dimitar Berbatov correctly last season, but expects the striker to blossom this season.

The Bulgaria international did not live up to expectations in his debut campaign at Old Trafford following a £30million move from Tottenham last September.

Ferguson confesses he made a mistake in the way he deployed Berbatov who scored only 14 goals in 43 appearances, but the Red Devils chief expects improvements.

The former Bayer Leverkusen star has enjoyed an excellent pre-season, impressing against Hangzhou Greentown, and his boss believes there is more to come.

"I expected the form we've seen from Berbatov in pre-season so far," said Ferguson.

"Last season was a strange one for him and maybe we didn't use him in the right way.

"We know exactly how to use him now - further up the pitch, playing as a centre-forward.

"He will improve and I think he will have a terrific season."

Bayern Munich claimed Audi Cup glory courtesy of a penalty shoot-out victory over Manchester United.


Bayern win Audi Cup on spot-kicks after 0-0 draw.Bayern Munich claimed Audi Cup glory courtesy of a penalty shoot-out victory over Manchester United. An evenly-matched contest remained goalless at 90 minutes, with Bayern enjoying the better of the first half and United carving out some good chances in the second period.Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen both squandered opportunities and United were made to pay as Bayern held their nerve to win on spot-kicks.Michel Rensing proved to be Bayern's hero as he made save from Patrice Evra and Jonny Evans in the shoot-out before Daniel van Buyten stroked in the winner.

Bayern hero:Michel Rensing

Changes:

United manager Sir Alex Fergusion changed his entire starting XI from Wednesday's 2-1 win against Boca Juniors, with Owen and Dimitar Berbatov leading the attack and Ryan Giggs given the captaincy.Bayern coach Louis van Gaal also made wholesale changes with Breno and MartinDemichelis coming into the centre of his defence, Anatoliy Tymoschuk commanding the midfield and Rensing returning in goal.The changes had not done much to slow the momentum Bayern had built up in their 4-1 win over AC Milan 24 hours earlier.Mario Gomez went close to breaking the deadlock in the 18th minute when he hammered a 12-yard shot on the stretch against Edwin van der Sar's crossbar.Thomas Muller, whose double saw off Milan, missed the chance to add to his impressive tally of pre-season goals when he shot straight at Van der Sar after being released by Alexander Baumjohann in the 28th minute.Five minutes later, Bayern were pleading for a penalty when Muller fell under the challenge of Evans, but referee Dr Felix Brych waved play on.The Red Devils had to be patient before creating their first chance of the match five minutes before the interval.Bayern failed to clear their lines after a Giggs corner had been flicked on to Berbatov by Rio Ferdinand and Owen only just failed to bundle the ball over the line.The ball than sprang up for Berbatov to try an acrobatic overhead kick which cannoned off Rensing's right-hand post with the Bayern goalkeeper beaten.