 Both managers approached the match with a view to win , in spite of the Shield 's friendly feel . Arsenal manager George Graham opined " Winning is a good habit , so why not start early ? " Graham lambasted those who found his team 's playing style tedious : " The criticism that we don 't pass the ball and we don 't have flair is overdone . We won two championships and in the second lost one game out of 38 . " However , Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson said " Winning means keeping your job , and it can be a delicate situation . But I tell myself I 'm not going to fail in this game . " Ferguson spoke in glowing terms of new signing Roy Keane , a midfielder who gave United " unbelievable options , a real edge to the squad " . 
