quickie preview of comm. shield: (teams)
Arsenal are without Patrick Vieira (thigh) and Sol Campbell (Achilles) but Thierry Henry could be on the bench after an Achilles problem.
Mathieu Flamini is ineligible, Fredrik Ljungberg may be rested and Ashley Cole (calf) faces a fitness test.
Manchester United are missing Ruud van Nistelrooy (hernia), Kleberson (Knee), Ole Solskjaer (knee), Gabriel Heinze and Cristiano Ronaldo (Olympic duty).
But Paul Scholes and Darren Fletcher will play in Cardiff.
Arsenal (from): Lehmann, Almunia, Taylor, Lauren, Toure, Cygan, Senderos, Cole, Clichy, Gilberto Silva, Pires, Ljungberg, Pennant, van Persie, Reyes, Bergkamp, Henry, Aliadiere, Jeffers.
Man Utd (from): Howard, Carroll, G Neville, Brown, Silvestre, O'Shea, P Neville, Keane, Djemba-Djemba, Giggs, Smith, Saha, Bardsley, Tierney, Richardson, Forlan, Fletcher, Scholes, Spector, Bellion, Fortune.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3532952.stm