Source: Daily_Mail
Manchester United Alex Ferguson warns Manchester City
Sir Alex Ferguson warned Manchester City that he will use next month's Community Shield as an opportunity to put his 'noisy neighbours' in their place.[LNB]City beat United in last season's FA Cup semi-final on the way to ending their 35-year wait for a trophy, and Ferguson admitted that Roberto Mancini's side have now emerged as a genuine threat to his hopes of retaining the Barclays Premier League title.[LNB]However, the Old Trafford boss is determined to strike an early blow when the two rivals return to Wembley on August 7 after reviving his famous comment about City in New York.[LNB] Impressive line-up: Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United will take on an MLS All-Stars side[LNB]'Obviously the Community Shield is not a normal one for Manchester United,' said Ferguson. 'It's about addressing our noisy neighbours again. It's going to be an interesting match.[LNB]'If you look at the possibilities of the top teams, anyone one of them can win the league. Ourselves, City, Liverpool have improved a lot, and Arsenal and Chelsea are always challengers.'[LNB]Striker Javier Hernandez has joined United's tour party ahead of their game against the MLS All-Stars in New Jersey in the early hours of Thursday morning, but Ferguson will ease the prolific Mexico striker into his second season at Old Trafford to avoid any danger of burn-out.[LNB] Noisy neighbours: Tempers flared at Wembley as Manchester City beat United in the FA Cup[LNB]He added: 'Chicharito's had a long season with the World Cup last summer and now the Gold Cup for Mexico, so there's no a lot of rest there. We need to re-energise him before we even consider him for the first-team because the title won't be decided in the first game.'[LNB]Old Trafford favourite David Beckham and former Arsenal striker Thierry Henry will be among United's opponents at the Red Bull Arenal.[LNB]And Henry ruled out any chance of playing in Europe again, unlike Beckham who had two spells on loan from the LA Galaxy with AC Milan, and also trained with Tottenham last season.[LNB] Double act: Thierry Henry (left) and David Beckham train together ahead of the All-Stars game against United[LNB]Henry, the leading scorer in MLS in his second season since joining New York Red Bull from Barcelona, said: 'I'm done with Europe. I had my career over there and was lucky enough to win everything with the national team and at club level.[LNB]'I respect what David did, but that's where I am right now and where I'm happy to be.'[LNB]Asked whether Cesc Fabregas should be allowed to follow in his footsteps from Arsenal to Barcelona, Henry added: 'I'm not the boss of Arsenal so it's up to them to deal with that. I took my decision and now we'll see what Cesc will do.'[LNB] CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE FANTASY FOOTBALL GAMEWesley's the one! Beckham urges United to snap up Sneijder as Scholes replacementFergie tells rivals Hernandez is only getting started at Man UnitedAll the latest Manchester United news, features and opinion [LNB]
