Manchester United have vowed to treat next Sunday's Community Shield as part of their pre-season campaign despite the "tasty" nature of their clash with Manchester City.
It is less than four months since City overcame their old rivals in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley, the penultimate stage in ending a 35-year trophy drought.On the same day Roberto Mancini's men were completing that significant task, United secured their record 19th league title, ensuring the most significant warm-up for the Premier League campaign will be between the two Manchester giants for the first time since 1956.
Happily, Javier Hernandez was able to fly home despite suffering concussion during training on Tuesday, although Ferguson has revised his estimate for the striker's recovery to three to four weeks rather than the two he initially suggested.
Ferguson is also confident Rafael, who came off following a crunching tackle with Sergio Busquets early in the game will be fully fit for the opening weeks of the new season.
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