Manchester City avenged their FA Cup final loss to Manchester United with a 7-6 penalty-shootout win over Erik ten Hag 's men in the Community Shield following a 1-1 draw in Saturday's Manchester derby at Wembley Stadium. While both bitter rivals came close in the first half through young prospects - James McAtee struck the post while Amad Diallo passed when he should have shot from a few yards out - there were no shots on target before the break, the first time since October 2016 where there were no such attempts in the first half of a Manchester derby. A disallowed Bruno Fernandes stunner would ostensibly be the catalyst for a frenetic second half, where the ex-Sporting Lisbon man then teed up Alejandro Garnacho , whose low strike would seemingly prove decisive.
However, the birthday boy Bernardo Silva - celebrating turning 30 in the best way - met Oscar Bobb 's cross on the stroke of full time to force penalties, although the Portuguese playmaker went first for the Premier League champions and was denied by Andre Onana . An astounding Ederson stop from Jadon Sancho forced sudden death, though, and after a terrible effort from Jonny Evans , Manuel Akanji 's final spot kick clipped the underside of the crossbar and ended Man City's Community Shield curse. The Citizens had suffered three successive losses in the curtain-raiser before the 2024 edition - including in last year's clash with Arsenal - but thanks to a combination of Silva, Ederson and Evans, City hoisted the Commu.