▁the ▁first ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁FA ▁Community ▁Sh ield ▁out right ▁three ▁times ▁in ▁a ▁row . ▁ ▁Premier ▁League ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 0 ▁Premier ▁League ▁fi xt ures ▁were ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁with ▁Manchester ▁United ▁opening ▁their ▁campaign ▁against ▁Championship ▁run ners - up ▁B irmingham ▁City ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁August ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Despite ▁missing ▁several ▁of ▁their ▁first - choice ▁def enders ▁and ▁goal keeper ▁Ed win ▁van ▁der ▁Sar , ▁United ▁won ▁the ▁match ▁ 1 – 0 ▁with ▁a ▁first - half ▁goal ▁from ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney . ▁The ▁goal ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 4 th ▁minute , ▁when ▁Dim itar ▁Ber bat ov ▁released ▁N ani ▁down ▁the ▁left . ▁The ▁Portuguese ▁international ▁then ▁crossed ▁for ▁Ro oney , ▁whose ▁header ▁r ico ch et ed ▁back ▁off ▁the ▁post ▁to ▁him , ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁tap ▁in ▁with ▁Hart ▁be aten . ▁ ▁Three ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁Red ▁Dev ils ▁suffered ▁their ▁first ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁going ▁down ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁goal ▁at ▁Burn ley . ▁United ▁went ▁behind ▁after ▁ 1 9 ▁minutes , ▁as ▁Rob bie ▁Bla ke ▁hit ▁a ▁vol ley ▁into ▁the ▁top ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁net ▁after ▁Stephen ▁Jordan ' s ▁cross ▁was ▁only ▁half - cle ared ▁by ▁Pat rice ▁Ev ra . ▁Bla ke ▁himself ▁conced ed ▁a ▁penalty ▁on ▁the ▁stroke ▁of ▁half -