A re-match for the Unofficial English Championship in a Community Shield match at Wembley Stadium.
In the intervening period since these two sides previous epic encounter, Champions Manchester United had added the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League trophies to their collection. The weight of defending all four titles would be too much for any club to bear, even a colossus like United.
It started well, when David Beckham's free-kick hit the crossbar and Dwight Yorke followed up to give United a first half lead.
All looked good until midway through the second half when Denis Irwin pulled back on Patrick Vieira's shirt for a penalty to Arsenal. Nwankwo Kanu took the honours from 12 yards to equalise.
Then with thirteen minutes left, it was down to the 'Romford Pele' Ray Parlour to work his way into the box, shoot across goal and win the game, Community Shield and a third Unofficial English Championship for Arsenal.
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