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{{Infobox football match
| title              = 2001 FA Charity Shield
| image              = 2001 FA Community Charity programme.jpg
| caption            = The [[Football programme|match programme]] cover
| team1              = [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]
| team1score         = 2
| team2              = [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]
| team2score         = 1
| details            = 
| date               = 12 August 2001
| stadium            = [[Millennium Stadium]]
| city               = [[Cardiff]]
| man_of_the_match1a = [[Sander Westerveld]] (Liverpool)<ref name=liverpool>{{cite web|url=https://www.liverpoolfc.com/history/timeline/1996-present/reds-beat-united-to-win-charity-shield |title=Reds beat United to win Charity Shield |publisher=Liverpool F.C. |date=12 August 2001 |access-date=30 May 2015 }}</ref>
| referee            = [[Andy D'Urso]] ([[Essex County Football Association|Essex]])
| attendance         = 70,227
| weather            = 
| previous           = [[2000 FA Charity Shield|2000]]
| next               = ''(Community Shield)'' [[2002 FA Community Shield|2002]]
}}
The '''2001 FA Charity Shield''' (also known as '''The [[T-Mobile UK|One 2 One]] FA Charity Shield''' for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th [[FA Community Shield|FA Charity Shield]], an annual [[association football|football]] match played between the winners of the previous season's [[Premier League]] and [[FA Cup]]. The match was contested between [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]], winners of the [[2000–01 FA Cup]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], who won the [[2000–01 FA Premier League|2000–01 Premier League]] on 12 August 2001. It was the first Shield match to be held at the [[Millennium Stadium]] following the closure of [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] for reconstruction. It was also the final time that the match was played under the FA Charity Shield name, as it was renamed as the FA Community Shield the following year.<ref name="rsssf">{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/engsupcuphist.html |title=England – List of FA Charity/Community Shield Matches |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=1 September 2020 |access-date=14 May 2021 |first=James |last=Ross }}</ref>

This was Liverpool's 19th appearance and Manchester United's 21st and the 5th time they had met in the competition. The anticipated meeting of Liverpool midfielder [[Steven Gerrard]] and new Manchester United signing [[Juan Sebastián Verón]] did not occur. Another omission from the Liverpool team was striker [[Robbie Fowler]], who was left out of the matchday squad. New signings for both teams made an appearance, with defender [[John Arne Riise]] making his first appearance in English football for Liverpool, while striker [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] made his debut for Manchester United.

Watched by a crowd of 70,027 spectators, Liverpool took the lead in the second minute when [[Gary McAllister]] scored from a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] awarded for a foul by [[Roy Keane]] on [[Danny Murphy (footballer, born 1977)|Danny Murphy]]. Liverpool extended their lead in the 16th minute when striker [[Michael Owen]] scored. Manchester United scored in the second half through Van Nistelrooy but were unable to find the equalising goal in the remaining minutes. Thus, Liverpool won the match 2–1 to win the Shield for the 14th time. Despite the victory, Liverpool manager [[Gérard Houllier]] was realistic about his team's prospects in the upcoming [[2001–02 FA Premier League]]. Manchester United manager [[Alex Ferguson]] was critical of referee [[Andy D'Urso]]'s performance after he turned down two penalty appeals from his side during the match. Liverpool's victory marked their 14th success, while United became the first club to lost four consecutive Charity/Community Shield.

==Background==
[[File:Inside the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.jpg|right|thumb|The [[Millennium Stadium]], which was hosting the Shield for the first time.]] 
Founded in 1908 as a successor to the [[Sheriff of London Charity Shield]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Abandonment of the Sheriff Shield |page=11 |newspaper=The Observer |location=London |date=19 April 1908}}</ref> the [[FA Community Shield]] began as a contest between the respective champions of the [[The Football League|Football League]] and [[Southern Football League|Southern League]], although in 1913 it was played between an Amateurs XI and a Professionals XI.<ref>{{cite news |title=The F.A. Charity Shield |page=10 |newspaper=The Times |location=London |date=7 October 1913}}</ref> In 1921, it was played by the league champions of the top division and [[FA Cup]] winners for the first time.<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Ferguson |title=The FA Community Shield history |url=http://www.mcfc.co.uk/news/team-news/2011/august/community-shield-2011/the-shield-from-the-beginning |work=mcfc.co.uk |publisher=Manchester City FC |date=4 August 2011 |access-date=21 April 2014 |archive-date=30 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110830223116/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2011/August/Community-Shield-2011/The-Shield-from-the-beginning |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{#tag:ref|The [[Premier League]] replaced the [[Football League First Division]] at the top of the [[English football league system|English football pyramid]] after its inception in 1992.<ref>{{cite news |title=Continental or the full English? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/dec/02/sport.sportfeatures |first=Alex |last=Fynn |newspaper=The Observer |location=London |date=2 December 2001 |access-date=3 July 2014}}</ref>|group=lower-alpha}} [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] acted as the host of the Shield from 1974.<ref name="faru">{{cite web|title=The FA Community Shield history |url=http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/history |publisher=The Football Association |access-date=3 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609184712/http://www.thefa.com/fa-community-shield/more/history |archive-date=9 June 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> Cardiff's [[Millennium Stadium]] was hosting the Shield for the first time; it took over as the venue for the event while the new [[Wembley Stadium]] underwent a six-year renovation between 2001 and 2006.<ref name="faru"/>

Liverpool qualified for the Charity Shield by winning the [[2000–01 FA Cup]]. They beat [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] 2–1 in the [[2001 FA Cup Final|final]], courtesy of two goals from [[Michael Owen]] after [[Freddie Ljungberg]] had given Arsenal the lead.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/1324699.stm |title=Owen shatters Arsenal in Cup final |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 May 2001 |access-date=25 May 2015 }}</ref> [[Manchester United]] qualified by way of winning the [[2000–01 FA Premier League]], their third successive league championship. They finished 10 points clear of second placed Arsenal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eng01.html |title=England 2000/01 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=15 February 2006 |access-date=25 May 2015 |first1=Ian |last1=King |first2=Stephen |last2=Mulrine }}</ref>

Liverpool were appearing in their 19th match in the competition. They had won seven outright ([[1966 FA Charity Shield|1966]], [[1976 FA Charity Shield|1976]], [[1979 FA Charity Shield|1979]], [[1990 FA Charity Shield|1980]], [[1982 FA Charity Shield|1982]], [[1988 FA Charity Shield|1988]], [[1989 FA Charity Shield|1989]]), shared five ([[1964 FA Charity Shield|1964]], [[1965 FA Charity Shield|1965]], [[1974 FA Charity Shield|1974]], [[1977 FA Charity Shield|1977]], [[1986 FA Charity Shield|1986]], [[1990 FA Charity Shield|1990]]) and lost five ([[1922 FA Charity Shield|1922]], [[1971 FA Charity Shield|1971]], [[1983 FA Charity Shield|1983]], [[1984 FA Charity Shield|1984]], [[1992 FA Charity Shield|1992]]). This was Manchester United's 21st and sixth consecutive appearance in the competition, they had won 10 ([[1908 FA Charity Shield|1908]], [[1911 FA Charity Shield|1911]], [[1952 FA Charity Shield|1952]], [[1956 FA Charity Shield|1956]], [[1957 FA Charity Shield|1957]], [[1983 FA Charity Shield|1983]], [[1993 FA Charity Shield|1993]], [[1994 FA Charity Shield|1994]], [[1996 FA Charity Shield|1996]], [[1997 FA Charity Shield|1997]]), shared four ([[1965 FA Charity Shield|1965]], [[1967 FA Charity Shield|1967]], [[1977 FA Charity Shield|1977]], [[1990 FA Charity Shield|1990]]) and lost six ([[1948 FA Charity Shield|1948]], [[1963 FA Charity Shield|1963]], [[1985 FA Charity Shield|1985]], [[1998 FA Charity Shield|1998]], [[1999 FA Charity Shield|1999]], [[2000 FA Charity Shield|2000]]). Liverpool and United had previously contested the Shield four times, with United winning in 1983 and the Shield being shared on the other three occasions in 1965, 1977 and 1990.<ref name="rsssf" />

Before the match, the decision was taken to close the roof on the Millennium Stadium, the first time this had happened in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.millenniumstadium.com/history/ |title=Stadium History |publisher=Millennium Stadium |access-date=30 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531021502/http://www.millenniumstadium.com/history/ |archive-date=31 May 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Liverpool lined up in a 4–4–2 formation, with new signing [[John Arne Riise]] included in the team, while midfielder [[Steven Gerrard]] was absent with an ankle injury.<ref name=guardian>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/aug/13/newsstory.sport12 |title=Liverpool lay down a red marker |work=The Guardian |location=London |date=13 August 2001 |access-date=29 May 2015 |first=David |last=Lacey }}</ref> There was also no place for striker [[Robbie Fowler]], who was expected to captain the side.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/sports_talk/1488513.stm |title=Is Fowler's Anfield future bleak |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2001 |access-date=29 May 2015 }}</ref> Manchester United lined up in a 4–4–1–1 formation, with [[Paul Scholes]] playing just off the main striker, [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]], who made his debut for the club. Van Nistelrooy's fellow new signing, [[Juan Sebastián Verón]], was on international duty with the [[Argentina national football team|Argentina national team]]; his place in midfield was taken by [[Nicky Butt]].<ref name=guardian />

==Match==
===First half===
Manchester United kicked off the match, but within the first two minutes they had conceded a goal.<ref name=clockwatch>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1487174.stm |title=Clockwatch: Liverpool 2–1 Manchester United |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2001 |access-date=30 May 2015 }}</ref> A foul on Liverpool midfielder [[Danny Murphy (footballer, born 1977)|Danny Murphy]] by United captain [[Roy Keane]] resulted in a Liverpool [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]], which [[Gary McAllister]] subsequently scored to give Liverpool a 1–0 lead.<ref name=telegraph>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/3010619/Charity-Shield-Liverpool-shut-out-raging-storm.html |title=Charity Shield: Liverpool shut out raging storm |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=12 August 2001 |access-date=30 May 2015 |first=Henry |last=Winter }}</ref> Minutes later, Liverpool were awarded a [[Direct free kick|free kick]], but McAllister was unable to score, hitting Manchester United's defensive wall. United had their first chance two minutes later, but Van Nistelrooy miscued his shot in front of goal. In the 11th minute, Liverpool's lead was almost extended as United midfielder Nicky Butt almost diverted a cross from Riise into his own goal.<ref name=clockwatch /> Five minutes later, Liverpool did extend their lead; United defender [[Jaap Stam]] slipped after Liverpool striker [[Emile Heskey]] headed the ball down to [[Michael Owen]], allowing Owen to sidestep [[Gary Neville]] and place his shot into the United goal to make the score 2–0.<ref name=guardian /> The frustration of the United players was beginning to show and immediately after the goal, [[Paul Scholes]] was shown a yellow card for a challenge on [[Dietmar Hamann]].<ref name=clockwatch />

United's best chance of the half so far came in the 25th minute. Keane met a free kick from [[David Beckham]] with a header, which was saved by Liverpool goalkeeper [[Sander Westerveld]]. Three minutes later, United felt they should have had a penalty when [[Mikaël Silvestre]]'s shot hit the arm of Liverpool defender [[Stéphane Henchoz]], but referee [[Andy D'Urso]] did not award a penalty.<ref name=telegraph /> Liverpool continued to be dangerous on the attack and came close to extending their lead in the 34th minute; United goalkeeper [[Fabien Barthez]] failed to claim a cross from McAllister and the ball fell to [[Nick Barmby]], but his shot was cleared off the line by [[Denis Irwin]].<ref name=bbc>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/1487037.stm |title=Liverpool edge out Man Utd |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 August 2001 |access-date=30 May 2015 }}</ref> United came closest to scoring in the 36th minute, but Keane's shot from {{convert|25|yd|m}} hit the crossbar with Westerveld beaten. United continued to enjoy the majority of the possession, but were unable to make it count as they could not find a way past Liverpool's defence.<ref name=clockwatch />

===Second half===
Manchester United started the second half in attacking fashion, as they had chances immediately. A Silvestre run down the pitch resulted in a pass that found Van Nistelrooy on the edge of the Liverpool penalty area, but his shot went high and wide of the goal. He had another chance a minute later, but despite beating the [[offside trap]] set by the Liverpool defence, he could not beat Westerveld, who saved his shot. United's attacking start to the half was underlined by a third chance in as many minutes, but Scholes' shot went wide of the Liverpool goal.<ref name=clockwatch /> However, two minutes later, United's pressure told and they scored. A move that involved Beckham, Keane and [[Ryan Giggs]] resulted in the ball being played to Van Nistelrooy, who went around Westerveld and subsequently scored to reduce Liverpool's lead to 2–1.<ref name=bbc /> Beckham came close to levelling the match in the 62nd minute when he had two chances to score; he was unable to get his shot on target after Liverpool failed to clear a cross from Giggs and he was unable to score with a long-range shot.<ref name=clockwatch />

In an effort to find the equalising goal, United manager [[Alex Ferguson]] moved Giggs from the centre of midfield to the left in order to restore the width of his team and brought on striker [[Dwight Yorke]] for Butt. Yorke would spearhead the attack with Van Nistelrooy, a partnership that worked on the club's pre-season tour of Asia.<ref name=guardian /> United had another chance in the 68th minute, but Scholes was unable to beat Westerveld, who saved his shot. Liverpool manager [[Gérard Houllier]] made his first substitutions of the match soon after; in an attempt to regain control of possession, he brought on [[Igor Bišćan]] and [[Patrik Berger]] to replace Barmby and Murphy.<ref name=bbc /> Liverpool's first chance of the half came in the 81st minute, Bišćan and Owen exchanged passes, before Bišćan shot wide of the goal. United went straight on the attack and a goal-bound shot by Keane was saved by Westerveld. Liverpool replaced Riise with defender [[Jamie Carragher]] minutes later in order to see out the game.<ref name=clockwatch /> A minute later, referee D'Urso declined to award United a penalty for the second time when Van Nistelrooy's shot appeared to be blocked by the arm of Henchoz.<ref name=telegraph /> United continued to push forward for an equaliser, but a long-range shot by Irwin, which went wide, was their only notable chance before the match ended. Liverpool won 2–1 to win the Shield for the 14th time.<ref name=clockwatch />

===Details===
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|time=14:00
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|score=2–1
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|goals2=[[Ruud van Nistelrooy|Van Nistelrooy]] {{goal|51}}
|stadium=[[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]]
|attendance=70,227
|referee=[[Andy D'Urso]] ([[Essex County Football Association|Essex]])
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|RB ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Markus Babbel]]
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|CB ||'''4''' ||{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Sami Hyypiä]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
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|CB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|SUI}} [[Stéphane Henchoz]]
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|LB ||'''18'''||{{flagicon|NOR}} [[John Arne Riise]] || || {{suboff|84}}
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|RM ||'''20'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nick Barmby]] || || {{suboff|72}}
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|CM ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|GER}} [[Dietmar Hamann]]
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|CM ||'''21'''||{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Gary McAllister]]
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|LM ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Danny Murphy (footballer born 1977)|Danny Murphy]] || {{yel|35}} || {{suboff|72}}
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|CF ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Emile Heskey]]
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|CF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Michael Owen]]
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|colspan=3|'''Substitutes:'''
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|GK ||'''19'''||{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Pegguy Arphexad]]
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|DF ||'''23'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Carragher]] || || {{subon|84}}
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|DF ||'''30'''||{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Djimi Traoré]]
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|MF ||'''25'''||{{flagicon|CRO}} [[Igor Bišćan]] || || {{subon|72}}
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|MF ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jamie Redknapp]]
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|MF ||'''15'''||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Patrik Berger]] || || {{subon|72}}
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|FW ||'''37'''||{{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jari Litmanen]]
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
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|colspan=4|{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Gérard Houllier]]
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|GK ||'''1''' ||{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Fabien Barthez]]
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|RB ||'''3''' ||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Denis Irwin]]
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|CB ||'''2''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Gary Neville]]
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|CB ||'''6''' ||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Jaap Stam]]
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|LB ||'''27'''||{{flagicon|FRA|1974}} [[Mikaël Silvestre]]
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|RM ||'''7''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[David Beckham]]
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|CM ||'''8''' ||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Nicky Butt]] || || {{suboff|66}}
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|CM ||'''16'''||{{flagicon|IRL}} [[Roy Keane]] ([[Captain (association football)|c]])
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|LM ||'''11'''||{{flagicon|WAL}} [[Ryan Giggs]]
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|CF ||'''18'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Paul Scholes]] || {{yel|17}}
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|CF ||'''10'''||{{flagicon|NED}} [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]]
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|GK ||'''13'''||{{flagicon|NIR}} [[Roy Carroll]]
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|DF ||'''5''' ||{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ronny Johnsen]]
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|DF ||'''12'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Phil Neville]]
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|DF ||'''24'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Wes Brown]]
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|MF ||'''15'''||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Luke Chadwick]]
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|FW ||'''19'''||{{flagicon|TRI}} [[Dwight Yorke]] || || {{subon|66}}
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|FW ||'''20'''||{{flagicon|NOR}} [[Ole Gunnar Solskjær]]
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|colspan=3|'''Manager:'''
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|colspan=4|{{flagicon|SCO}} [[Alex Ferguson|Sir Alex Ferguson]]
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==Post-match==
The win marked Liverpool's third consecutive victory against Manchester United,<ref name=bbc /> but despite this, manager Houllier refused to get carried away: "At the moment I am worried because the team which has won the Charity Shield in recent years has not won the title, I don't think you can draw conclusions from this match." Man of the match [[Sander Westerveld]] echoed similar sentiments: "It doesn't say too much about the season. Last year Chelsea beat them 2-0 and had high expectations. We played well and it's a good result but it doesn't say anything about the Championship."<ref name=liverpool /> Questions were asked about the exclusion of striker [[Robbie Fowler]] from the match-day squad, with Houllier confirming the striker had been left out after a training ground bust-up with assistant manager [[Phil Thompson]]: "It is a regrettable moment for the team and the club but I'm sure at some stage common sense will prevail. I am leaving it to him. I brokered a get-together between Phil and Robbie, which I attended at the beginning. Then I left the two Scousers together. But so far it has been unsuccessful." Houllier added that he had tried to resolve the issue before the start of the match: "I waited until the Sunday lunchtime before the Charity Shield game. I again insisted yesterday. I took them together again. I think at some stage it will be solved. I am a patient man."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espnfc.com/england/news/2001/0818/20010818lfcfowler.html |title=Houllier: The players do not rule Liverpool |publisher=ESPN |date=18 August 2001 |access-date=30 May 2015 |first=Colin |last=Wood }}</ref>

Manchester United manager Ferguson was critical of the performance of referee D'Urso: "I felt sorry for the referee today, it doesn't matter how much training you have in any job. It's about temperament, and I just think the lad was too nervous for that today." Despite losing their fourth consecutive Charity Shield match, Ferguson did not believe it would affect his team heading into the start of the season: "We certainly hope we can go on to win the title again like we have in previous years. We just need to keep the standards up and show the desire we did in the second half." He was also unsure whether Liverpool would be able to challenge for the Premier League: "It's difficult to assess Liverpool at the moment. They started with confidence, but then you would expect that from a team that won three trophies a few months ago. You would also expect us to be sluggish at the start, because we are bloody good at it."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/liverpool/3010631/Ferguson-blows-the-whistle.html |title=Ferguson blows the whistle |work=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=12 August 2001 |access-date=30 May 2015 |first=Matt |last=Lawton }}</ref>

The match was marred by a series of [[Football hooliganism|hooligan]] incidents occurring near the stadium. It was being played the day before a [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]] game; a group of Cardiff City fans entered the Prince of Wales public house in the city to find it occupied by Manchester United fans staying in the city overnight. A series of running battles between fans of the two clubs followed, resulting in 22 arrests (including two boys aged just 11 and 13) as well as a man suffering stab wounds and a police officer suffering a broken arm. On the day of the game, an army of around 50 Cardiff and Liverpool hooligans were seen attacking United supporters in the Wood Street area.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hooligans |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/programmes/2002/hooligans/diary/manchester_united.stm |work=BBC News|access-date=24 June 2011 }}</ref>

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==References==
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