Chelsea 2-2 Manchester United (Chelsea win 4-1 on penalties): Wembley Stadium plays host to English football's traditional curtain raiser between the FA Cup holders and Premier League champions
Sir Alex Ferguson names defender Patrice Evra and midfielder Ji-Sung Park in his starting line-up as the Red Devils look to win the trophy for the third year running
Before kick-off, the crowd are treated to some musical pre-match entertainment in the form of Liverpool-based band The Wombats
Immediately before the start, both sets of players and fans pay tribute to former England manager Sir Bobby Robson with a minute's applause
The first chance of the day falls to Chelsea but Branislav Ivanovic sees his effort from three yards headed on to the bar by Evra
They are made to rue the missed opportunity in the 10th minute when Portuguese winger Nani cuts in from the left and shoots right-footed into the far corner to give United the lead
The team in red look to press home their advantage and go close to a second soon after but goalkeeper Petr Cech pulls off saves from both Park and Dimitar Berbatov
New Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti finds his side trailing 1-0 at the interval after watching both Michael Essien and Nicolas Anelka miss chances to level the score
Half chances fall to both sides early in the second half before Ricardo Carvalho stoops to head a 52nd-minute equaliser after goalkeeper Ben Foster fails to deal with Florent Malouda's high ball to Didier Drogba
With replays suggesting he may have allowed Carvalho to escape him in the build up to the goal, Nani's match comes to an end when a firm challenge from John Terry appears to leave him with an injury
With Evra also going down after being body checked by Michael Ballack, Chelsea break and see Drogba square a dangerous ball to Frank Lampard...
The England midfielder has time to set himself before firing in a shot which Foster gets both hands to but cannot prevent from crossing the line as the Blues take the lead for the first time
Manchester United's players are furious with the decision to allow the goal to stand and let referee Chris Foy know it
The disputed strike looks like being enough for the London club until Wayne Rooney bursts through from an arguably offside position to dink home an injury-time equaliser
A final score of 2-2 leads to a penalty shoot-out which is ultimately won for Chelsea by Salomon Kalou after kicks by Ryan Giggs and Evra are saved by Cech
Drogba, Terry, Lampard and Carvalho head to the royal box with their team-mates where they celebrate with the shield as Chelsea record their fourth victory in the event, their first since 2005
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