Robin van Persie scores double as Manchester United beat Wigan Athletic in Community Shield Celebration time as Manchester United again prove too strong. MANCHESTER United have won the first silverware of the new English season, beating Wigan Athletic 2-0 at Wembley in the Community Shield. Two goals from Robin van Persie, one in each half, sealed victory for United in the traditional top-flight curtain-raiser. "It's always nice to score, especially at Wembley," Van Persie said. One day, one game, you can win one trophy and this is what we did. It's great for the fans, for us and the manager. United are just third-favourites to retain their Barclays Premier League title this season but Van Persie says that's irrelevant. "I believe in this team," he said. We are the champions. I believe we will compete until the end again. The victory gave new United manager David Moyes the perfect start to his reign, having replaced Sir Alex Ferguson at the start of July. Wigan had earned their place in the Community Shield thanks to their victory in the FA Cup final in May, when they upset Manchester City. But apart from a good spell at the end of the first half and the beginning of the second, they were outplayed by a confident United side. The win was a welcome relief for Moyes after some disjointed displays on the club's pre-season tour to Asia and Australia, followed by a loss to Sevilla, had given the impression of a United squad struggling to adapt to their new manager's demands following Ferguson's retirement. But there was enough invention and pace on display from the champions at Wembley to suggest Moyes will stay true to the attacking principles so well established by Ferguson over 26 and a half years at Old Trafford. One thing is certain. As Wayne Rooney tries to engineer a move to Chelsea, Moyes desperately needs van Persie to stay fit if the Scot is to challenge for major honours. Moyes sent out United in a 4-3-3 formation similar to the shape he used at Everton, but it was a far from rigid approach and allowed his attacking players plenty of room to improvise. With Michael Carrick and Tom Cleverley patrolling the central midfield areas with quiet authority, Ryan Giggs - nominally the third midfielder - had freedom to either drift wide or get forward to link up with the front three. Van Persie started as the most central of those three, with Wilfried Zaha lining up on the right flank. Danny Welbeck began on the left, but played centrally alongside van Persie for long periods.