Community Shield: Chelsea 1 Manchester United 3

United manager Ferguson was at Craven Cottage on Saturday, where Ozil was playing for Werder Bremen against Fulham in a pre-season friendly.

Ferguson hinted he was an admirer of the 21-year-old – one of the best players at this summer's World Cup – but when asked if he was interested in taking the playmaker to Old Trafford, he replied cryptically: "I don't know."

He added: "I think a lot of clubs would be interested in Ozil.

"At the moment, I think we've got a great squad. I don't need to add to it – that's my opinion. I trust them. But, as I said, there are a lot of clubs interested in him."

England striker Wayne Rooney endured a miserable World Cup but produced an impressive 45-minute cameo that saw him lay on United's opener with an inch-perfect cross for Antonio Valencia.

Ferguson said: "The making of the goal, marvellous run and first-time ball; I don't think Antonio could've missed it. It was a magnificent ball in."

Rooney's half-time replacement Javier Hernandez marked his debut with a goal which involved an element of good fortune.

The Mexico striker slipped trying to turn in Valencia's cross and ended up kicking the ball against his own face and into the net. Salomon Kalou pulled a goal back for double-winners Chelsea, who also went close to levelling before substitute Dimitar Berbatov sealed the win in stoppage time with a delightfully-judged lob.

Evergreen Paul Scholes, gave a midfield masterclass to earn the man-of-the-match award.

Ferguson had to talk Scholes out of retirement at the end of last season, but admitted yesterday he had also considered putting the midfielder out to pasture.

"This time last season, he's saying to himself, 'This is my last season' – and a lot of people thought that," Ferguson said.

"It came across my mind also, simply because he's had a lot of injuries in his career. He keeps coming back; it's not easy to do that. It's a phenomenon that he goes out there, becomes man of the match, approaching his 36th birthday. He's just an incredible footballer."

Scholes was partnered by Michael Carrick, who was a shock starter two days after Ferguson had ruled him out for two weeks with an ankle injury.

"On Friday, I was certain he was out for two weeks," Ferguson said. "He came in (on Saturday), says he was fit, wanted to train, trained, and wanted to play. The minute he says he's fit, we had to play him, simply because he needs game time."

Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti admitted his side deserved to lose. He said: "It was a better day for them; they played better than us. They deserved to win."

The defeat was Chelsea's fourth in a row in the build-up to their defence of the Barclays Premier League title.

Ancelotti once again shrugged off their poor pre-season form, insisting his World Cup players had not had enough time to get back up to speed.

However, the Italian admitted the likes of John Terry, Frank Lampard, Ashley Cole and Didier Drogba would not be match fit for another fortnight.

He confirmed goalkeeper Petr Cech would be fit for Saturday's Premier League opener with West Brom, while Alex will return to training next week.

The Chelsea boss said Deco's move to Fluminense would open up a spot in midfield that is set to be filled by Ramires's 18m transfer from Benfica.