watching the charity shield today and i saw two teams that united need not be intimidated by. chelsea were dominated in midfield by zenden and sisoko and liverpool lack pace at the back.
while chelsea are laden with big names it seems mourinho has found it difficult to find a balance to his side. there were alot of men in blue chasing shadows and there is a distinct possibility they may have a slow start to the season. the big bonus for them was shevchenko scoring but i have my reservations about his resolve and i have backed him to score less then 15 goals in the premiership at5/4. time will tell.
as for liverpool they are an organised side. what they lack in class they gain in discipline. everyone has a job and they perform their respective tasks well. however they have two main downfalls, they are slow at the back and they need some kind of creative influence. gerrard is inspirational but not what i mean. i cant quite explain what im trying to say but they do lack something and as the season progresses im sure it will reveal itself.
anyway, judging on pre season form we have nothing to fear from these two big guns and if we strengthen our squad further it will increase our chances of premiership glory even more.