With a goal and an assist, Kanu led Arsenal to a 2-1 victory over Manchester United to win the 1999 Charity Shield.
Match report: https://www.theguardian.com/football/1999/aug/02/newsstory.sport4
Inspired by the huge, loping but gifted feet of Nwankwo Kanu, Arsenal came from behind to defeat the winners of last season's historic treble without a striker in the strict sense of the word. After one of David Beckham's inspired free-kicks and Dwight Yorke's header had combined to give United the lead, Kanu brought the scores level with a penalty and then set up Ray Parlour for Arsenal's winner.
Increasingly Kanu's size 15s dominated Arsenal's movements. Trying to win possession off the Nigerian must be like attempting to take the ball off a circus clown who has it tied to an enormous foot. There were moments yesterday when Kanu successfully defied three or four attempts to dispossess him near the United goal.
ieira, bearing down on goal, was pulled down by Denis Irwin and Kanu slipped the coolest of penalties past Bosnich.

With no extra time a shoot-out beckoned. In the event it beckoned in vain. Just under a quarter of an hour remained when Vieira headed Bosnich's goal-kick straight back to Kanu, who controlled the ball deftly before sending in Parlour, this time his shot rebounded in off the far post.
Arsenal (4-4-2) : Manninger; Dixon, Keown, Grimandi, Winterburn; Parlour (Luzhny 89min), Vieira, Petit, Silvinho (Boa Morte, 61); Ljungberg, Kanu.

Manchester United (4-4-2): Bosnich; P Neville, Berg, Stam (May, h-t), Irwin; Beckham, Scholes, Butt (Sherringham 80), Cruyff (Solskjaer 61); Yorke, Cole.

Referee G Barber (Tring).