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So we beat Portsmouth yesterday, and, at least in some quarters, got a bit of credit - here, fromThe Guardians report:

It may only have been a friendly but as far as sending out a warning to their main rivals for next season, this was pretty ominous by Manchester United. Having played a game the day before, against Kaizer Chiefs in Pretoria, they travelled 3,000 miles north to Abuja, Nigeria, changed eight players, rested Wayne Rooney because of a dead leg and missed a penalty - and still defeated a strong Portsmouth side 2-1.

The Independent are a little more reserved, pointing to the failings of Portsmouth:

Portsmouth opened with a stronger-looking starting line-up but Redknapp was making worrying changes before half-time as both Noe Paramot and John Utaka were forced off.

The twin setback hardly helped Pompey get any rhythm into their game, although they were mostly second-best anyway

The Mail do their best to downplay our win:

There was certainly a feeling that, for United at least, this was a match too far, and Tevez did little to dispel that notion when he hammered a twice-taken penalty against David James' bar after five minutes.

But even here, despite all the negativity in the article, our superiority is in evidence:

United manager Ferguson made eight changes from the side that had eased past Kaizer Chiefs the day before, leaving Portsmouth, on paper at least, fielding the stronger team with Peter Crouch partnering Defoe up front.

It rarely looked that way.

There's some comments from Owen Hargreaves on his injury problems in all the papers, here, from The Times:

“The original plan was to go on tour, but I had a serious problem last summer and missed a lot of games and it appeared again this summer,” he said. “I have had some treatment, a course of injections. There is a large gap between each one and it takes a lot of time, but the medical staff are hopeful and I think we have found the solution that will make sure I am fit for the whole of the coming season. If that means missing a preseason game or two and then being fit for the next 50, I will take that.”

And one story from The Daily Star demonstrates that it's a bit of a quiet news day so stories have to be made up:

SIR ALEX FERGUSON is weighing up a shock £15m swoop to sign Arsenal legend Thierry Henry.

Quite.