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Originally Posted by russe||
You do know that this game is a friendly? A lot of friendlies (especially ones played abroad) end with the winners getting a cup. Just cos it happens a week before the season and you get a trophy does not make it a serious game. I'm not making excuses and trying to devalue the shield (Man Utd have won it more times than anyone else), it just simply, IMHO doesn't have any value and isn't a game to take seriously.
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Things change. The dynamic that it is in the league was not present in years past, as the sport becomes more popular in the world, these simple friendlies take on more meaning.
Are they important as the important european trophies, absolutely not. But they are important for bragging rights and such.
And make no mistake, United will go into this to win.