Carlo Ancelotti celebrated the start of his Chelsea reign with silverware as they claimed the Community Shield with victory over Manchester United in a penalty shoot-out at Wembley.
Nani's angled strike gave the Premier League champions an early lead - but Ricardo Carvalho's headed equaliser and a hotly-disputed strike from Frank Lampard looked to have given Chelsea victory.
Wayne Rooney added an extra layer of drama to a highly-entertaining encounter when he slid home a composed finish to level for United with almost the last action of normal time.
United felt justice had been served after they fell behind to Lampard's goal with 20 minutes left, scored with defender Patrice Evra lying injured after he was fouled by Chelsea substitute Michael Ballack, an offence missed by referee Chris Foy.
But Rooney's goal was not to prove the platform for a United victory - with Chelsea delivering an emphatic performance in the spot-kick decider.
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