It was deep into the Wembley afternoon when skied the eighth Manchester United penalty of the shoot-out and the prospect of Erik ten Hag’s 2024 Wembley double over their all-conquering neighbours gradually faded out. These are long afternoons at the end of long summers of Euro and Copa, although for United it will feel like an opportunity that passed them by. They led the game through the substitute , and then later they led the penalty shootout, and both times it slipped away.
Yet for much of this Community Shield final, which was not much of a game, United looked to have a coherent plan that yielded a good performance. As the arrival of , it was the defensive aspect of United that looked the most solid ahead of the signing of the two defenders. and Evans are not a long-term solution but with at left-back and on the other side, they looked solid.
City created very little. Yet City have become the pre-eminent side of the last seven years of English football by wriggling out of these traps. They ran out of time in the FA Cup final defeat to United less than 80 days earlier on the same pitch.
This time the gradual restocking of Pep Guardiola’s team with more experienced players eventually yielded the equaliser. That was from substitute who would later have his shootout penalty – the first of City’s – saved by . Unusually he headed in a fine cross from for City’s goal.
The 20-year-old Norwegian attacker Bobb, from City’s academy was one of a group of young players who started for Guardiola. They included and Nico O’Reilly, both 19; and the returning loanee , 21. United should have won the game.
There were two excellent chances for , watched by the new interim manager Lee Carsley at Wembley. A moment of hesitation from in the first half when passed to him instead of shooting. A fine strike from that was fractionally offside in the making.
Yet when Garnacho cut in from the right on his left foot and finished perfectly at the near post it felt like United had got the winner they deserved. Then came Bernardo’s equaliser and the penalties. United were two penalties from winning the shootout when missed at the same end he had done three years ago in the Euro 2020 final.
Evans’ miscalculation was even greater and finished the job for City. 05:49 PM BST Erik ten Hag’s reaction The performance was great, we were winning both in the game and the penalty shoot-out, so it’s tough to take. It hurts in your stomach.
We have to use this pain to give us motivation to do better. We have shown that we compete against City and we have to take that belief into the season. Jadon is a very good penalty-taker.
Today he missed; that’s part of the game. I was pleased that we managed to be on an equal level with City by getting Rashford higher up the pitch and defending. We put pressure on the ball, and then in possession we got some overloads in midfield and had some very good spells.
There are many positives. "We have to believe that we can compete with City" Erik ten Hag reflects on Man Utd's penalty shoot-out loss to Man City 🎙️ | — ITV Football (@itvfootball) 05:46 PM BST Pep Guardiola: ‘The ball was like a balloon’ It’s nice to start the season with a trophy, especially against our rivals. I know how much it means to the fans.
is the best penalty taker we have along with Erling and Kevin. His penalty was really, really good. Oscar Bobb is really good in small spaces.
His work ethic is so aggressive in the short and long spaces. What an action [for the goal]. We were excellent for 35 minutes but the ball was like a balloon.
I’m sorry, I know they want to play with the ball but it’s not good. Both teams suffered. We lost a lot of balls and they are one of the best teams in the world in transition.
It’s nice to play this game because it means you won something the previous season. I’m not responding to your question [about potentially winning five titles in a row] – let’s see how the players come back. We have 11 months of competition.
The target is not to win the Premier League, it’s to win the next game. "He's our best penalty taker alongside Erling and Kevin" Pep Guardiola praises Ederson for his penalty abilities 🙌 🎙️ | — ITV Football (@itvfootball) 05:35 PM BST The player of the match Oscar Bobb talks to ITV It’s a great feeling, the first time we’ve won it in a few years. And to do with a young group is great.
We didn’t get too downbeat when we went behind. When I put the cross in I thought it’d be for Erling, but fortunately Bernardo was in there was well. It’s a trophy and that will give us a lot of confidence.
No negatives. [Will we see more of you this season?] Hopefully! Incredible 🤩 Birthday boy Bernardo Silva equalises for Man City right at the death 🙌 | — ITV Football (@itvfootball) 05:27 PM BST Trophy presentation The United players and staff form a guard of honour for the City squad, who stroll up to collect their medals before Kevin De Bruyne does the trophy-lifting duties. This is their first Community Shield triumph since 2019, which was also the only season in the last seven that they failed to win the Premier League.
If any team can break the spell, it’s this lot. 05:22 PM BST United agree double deal for de Ligt and Mazraoui Here’s more on the news that Manchester United . 05:19 PM BST Manuel Akanji’s reaction When you miss your last penalty you don’t have as much confidence so I let the other players shoot first.
But I had a good feeling – I practised yesterday and I told [Ederson] I’d put it down the middle. It wasn’t easy. We played well, United got better and we tried to stay in the game.
It was a great action from Oscar and a great header from Bernardo. Along with Erling, Ederson is the best penalty taker in our team. I know when he takes a penalty, it’s a goal.
It’s a great start to the season. I haven’t won the Community Shield so I’m happy to win this trophy. Hopefully we’ll get the next one soon.
05:11 PM BST Manchester City win the Community Shield! Manuel Akanji missed against England at the Euros, but he blasts his penalty down the middle to win the Community Shield for Manchester City! United’s players look disappointed, especially Evans, but overall it was an encouraging day for Erik ten Hag. City have won another trophy, their first Community Shield in 2019, and had the best player on the pitch in the brilliant young Norwegian Oscar Bobb. The moment Manuel Akanji won the Community Shield for Man City 🏆 | — ITV Football (@itvfootball) 05:10 PM BST Evans misses! City 6 United 6 Jonny Evans lifts a poor penalty over the bar, a kind of slow-motion .
City are one kick from victory. Jonny Evans misses for Man Utd and Man City are Community Shield champions 🏆 | — ITV Football (@itvfootball) 05:09 PM BST Dias scores! City 6 United 6 runs up slowly..
. and sends Onana the wrong way. Lovely penalty.
05:08 PM BST Martinez scores! City 5 United 6 He looked nervous but it was a calm penalty: he stopped, sat Ederson down and put it into the other corner. 05:08 PM BST Nunes scores! City 5 United 5 On we go. blasts a majestic penalty into the top left corner.
What’s he doing taking the sixth penalty?! 05:07 PM BST scores! City 4 United 5 Ederson got a slight touch, diving to his right, but it was hit with power and that was decisive. 05:06 PM BST Ederson scores! City 4 United 4 As against , the goalkeeper Ederson scores with frankly offensive nonchalance. Wonderful stuff.
05:06 PM BST scores! City 3 United 4 Casemiro, whose performance today is the biggest plus for United, scores with ease. Ederson dives right, Casemiro goes to right. 05:05 PM BST scores! City 3 United 3 The debutant Savinho scores, sending Onana the wrong way, and it’s now effectively sudden death.
05:04 PM BST Ederson saves from Sancho! City 2 United 3 Poor Jadon Sancho, who missed in the Euro 2021 final at Wembley, has had his penalty tipped onto the post by Ederson. It was a brilliant save at full stretch, with the ball bouncing back across the goalline to safety. 05:03 PM BST Haaland scores! City 2 United 3 The big man had a quiet game but he’s done his job from the spot.
Onana, who originally offered about two-thirds of the goal, went the wrong way again. 05:02 PM BST Garnacho scores! City 1 United 3 Excellent penalty, clipped into the side netting to his left. Ederson went the wrong way.
05:02 PM BST De Bruyne scores! City 1 United 2 Onana tries to put off De Bruyne, who ignores all the nonsense and sends him the wrong way. 05:01 PM BST Dalot scores! City 0 United 2 Dalot jogs on the spot, runs up and forces his penalty through the hands of Ederson. It was hit with enough power that Ederson could only push it into the side netting.
05:00 PM BST Onana saves from Bernardo Silva! City 0 United 1 Bernardo Silva, whose tame chip was saved in the Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid, has failed to score again. It was a poor penalty, sidefooted to his right but nowhere near the corner. Onana went the right way and saved quiet easily.
04:59 PM BST Fernandes scores! City 0 United 1 He calmly sends Ederson the wrong way. 04:58 PM BST Bruno Fernandes will take the first kick Eventually. Nobody seems in a hurry.
04:56 PM BST FT: City 1 United 1 And so to penalties. That was an enjoyable game, played with a decent intensity. Both goals came in the last 10 minutes.
Alejandro Garnacho’s was all his own work; Bernardo Silva’s equaliser was set up superbly by Oscar Bobb. 04:54 PM BST 90+4 min: City 1 United 1 City are finishing the stronger. De Bruyne pings a trademark cross-shot that is claimed by the diving Onana.
04:54 PM BST 90+3 min: City 1 United 1 Oscar Bobb has probably been the best player on the pitch today and that was a fabulous assist for Bernardo Silva. It remains to be seen whether Guardiola gives him regular game-time this season but he’s certainly impressed in the build-up to the new campaign. A thrilling young talent.
04:50 PM BST 90 min: City 1 United 1 Five added minutes. City have brought on Kevin De Bruyne and for Bobb and Gvardiol. 04:48 PM BST Goal! Bernardo Silva celebrates wildly after scoring a superb equaliser! It was superbly made by Bobb, the player of the match in my opinion.
He received a short ball in the area, Martinez tight to his back. In a flash Bobb was gone, away from Martinez to stand up a cross that was headed in at the far post by the flying Bernardo. He got in front of , whose lack of defensive experience was exposed.
Lovely goal though, and a quite beautiful turn from Bobb. Incredible 🤩 Birthday boy Bernardo Silva equalises for Man City right at the death 🙌 | — ITV Football (@itvfootball) 04:47 PM BST 87 min: City 0 United 1 There have been some suggestions in recent weeks that Amad Diallo has made the right-wing position his own, thanks to his impressive pre-season. But here comes Alejandro Garnacho to remind everyone of his quality.
Brilliant goal by the 20-year-old, a player who always makes things happen. Perhaps Marcus Rashford’s place in the team is the most under threat ahead of next week’s league opener against Fulham? 04:45 PM BST 85 min: City 0 United 1 Bernardo Silva is booked for a spiteful late challenge on Garnacho. 04:43 PM BST 83 min: City 0 United 1 Jadon Sancho comes on for Marcus Rashford.
04:41 PM BST Goal! Alejandro Garnacho gives United the lead with a fine solo goal! He has grabbed this game by the scruff since coming on and now he’s given United the lead. Garnacho received a simple pass on the right and moved straight infield with only thing in mind. He ran square across the edge of the area area, past two static defenders, and guided a precise left-foot shot back across Ederson.
That’s a terrific goal from another young player who is emphatically ready for regular first-team football. Alejandro Garnacho brilliantly gives Man Utd the lead 🤩 Could that be the winner for Erik ten Hag's side..
.? 👀 | — ITV Football (@itvfootball) 04:41 PM BST Some people are on the pitch..
. 04:40 PM BST 80 min: City 0 United 0 Bernardo Silva for James McAtee, who had a promising game without catching the eye like Oscar Bobb. 04:39 PM BST 79 min: City 0 United 0 Garnacho moves infield with purpose and hits a long-range shot that deflects behind for a corner.
It’s swung deep and headed down by Rashford towards McTominay, who misses his kick six yards from goal! That was another great chance for United. 04:38 PM BST 78 min: City 0 United 0 You should never read too much into the Community Shield. The big takeaways are probably that Oscar Bobb and Rico Lewis are ready, and Casemiro might not be finished after all.
04:35 PM BST 75 min: City 0 United 0 A classic break from United. Fernandes flips an early pass into the space for Garnacho, who vrooms down the right and crosses early towards Rashford, unmarked at the far post. He has to take the shot with his left foot and slices it off the outside of the post.
That’s the second clear chance Rashford has had today; he’d love a goal today to leave all the doubt of last season behind. Another big chance fades away for Man Utd as Marcus Rashford cannot find the back of the net 🫣 | — ITV Football (@itvfootball) 04:34 PM BST 75 min: City 0 United 0 It’s been a quiet few minutes. No sign yet of Kevin De Bruyne, Josuha Zirkzee, Jadon Sancho, Bernardo Silva.
.. 04:30 PM BST 70 min: City 0 United 0 Fernandes runs onto Casemiro’s early long pass and shoots straight at Ederson from 20 yards.
At the other end, the last man Martinez comes across to make a lusty sliding tackle on Nunes. 04:27 PM BST 68 min: City 0 United 0 An excellent pass from Onana allows McTominay to get the wrong side of Nunes, who brings him down and is booked. 04:27 PM BST 67 min: City 0 United 0 Bobb shuffles past two or three players on the right and crosses beyond the far post.
Savinho meets the dropping ball with a half-volley that is well blocked by Pellistri. Moments later Savinho beats his man and puts in a fine cross that is cleared at the far post by Martinez. He already looks like a fun player to watch.
04:25 PM BST 65 min: City 0 United 0 There’s no extra-time in the Community Shield, so things stand we’re 25 minutes away from a penalty competition. McTominay almost has a chance after a dangerous break, but he allows Fernandes’s through pass to run across his body and Dias makes a good challenge. 04:24 PM BST 65 min: City 0 United 0 These are the updated line-ups.
Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Dias, ; Nunes, ; Bobb, McAtee, Savinho; Haaland. Onana; Pellistri, Evans, Martinez, Dalot; Collyer, Casemiro; Garnacho, McTominay, Fernandes, Rashford. 04:23 PM BST 64 min: City 0 United 0 Savinho, making his debut, and Matheus Nunes come on for and Nico O’Reilly.
04:22 PM BST 62 min: City 0 United 0 The goal machine Gvardiol curls a few yards wide from distance. Good effort. The attack started with Doku roasting the makeshift full-back Pellistri on the left.
04:21 PM BST 60 min: City 0 United 0 In fact Pellistri has gone to right-back, with Dalot moving to the left and Martinez returning to his usual position. 04:18 PM BST 59 min: City 0 United 0 Scott McTominay, Toby Collyer, Alejandro Garnacho and Facundo Pellistri come on for Amad, Mount, and Harry Maguire. I think that means Casemiro will drop into defence.
04:17 PM BST 57 min: City 0 United 0 Fernandes teases a beautiful first-time cross that misses everyone in the middle and is headed behind for a corner by Lewis. It was crying out for Keith Houchen or Mick Harford to thump a flying header past Ederson. 04:15 PM BST 55 min; City 0 United 0 O’Reilly leads a promising City break and finds Haaland.
He’s challenge on the edge of the D by Maguire and McAtee throttles the loose ball well wide. 04:14 PM BST 54 min: City 0 United 0 Fernandes runs onto a pass from Martinez, turns and beats Ederson with a glorious curler from the edge of the area. But then the flag goes up and replays confirm Fernandes was marginally offside.
Bruno Fernandes thought he'd given Man Utd the lead with a wonderful finish 💥 But it was ruled out for offside 🫣 | — ITV Football (@itvfootball) 04:10 PM BST 50 min: City 0 United 0 McAtee wins a 50/50 with Casemiro and moves dangerously towards the United area. Dalot comes across to make a good challenge. 04:07 PM BST 47 min: City 0 United 0 Rashford, who had a quiet first half, makes a promising run into the area from the left but is eventually crowded out.
04:05 PM BST 46 min: City 0 United 0 James McAtee begins the second half. No substitutions on either side yet. 04:05 PM BST No such thing as a friendly We saw some footage of Pep Guardiola losing his rag just before half-time, I think when Ederson booted the ball out of play.
I shudder to think what he’d be like as a head chef. Imagine if you forgot to reduce the pesto sauce! 03:51 PM BST Half-time verdict As is usually the case with the Community Shield, it has been a little ponderous and stodgy at times. But there have also been some moments of excitement, especially when the wingers have got on the ball.
Bobb and Doku have been City’s best route forward, while Diallo has been the most impressive of United’s players. United looked rather vulnerable at first but they have grown into it. Let’s see if they can maintain that after City use some of the quality on their bench.
03:49 PM BST HT: City 0 United 0 No goals at Wembley. After a painfully slow start, the match started to liven up and there was some eye-catching skill from some of the younger players: Rico Lewis, Amad and particularly Oscar Bobb. 03:45 PM BST 44 min: City 0 United 0 Kovacic strolls through midfield, covering 50 yards before sweeping the ball across to Doku on the left.
He cuts inside and drives just wide from the edge of the area. Onana, who might have been unsighted, didn’t move. 03:42 PM BST 41 min: City 0 United 0 The right-back Rico Lewis rocks up on the left side of the penalty area, beats Mainoo with a lovely body swerve and tries a cutback that is blocked by Maguire.
03:39 PM BST 38 min: City 0 United 0 Casemiro, who looked finished at the end of last season, is having an excellent half, particularly in possession. It would be a game changer for United if he got back to anywhere near his best. 03:38 PM BST 37 min: City 0 United 0 Delightful football from United, a one-touch move involving Fernandes, Mainoo, Mount and finally Casemiro, who guides the ball to his left for Rashford to hit first time.
He opens his body, Thierry Henry-style, but curls wide of the far post. That would have been a beautiful goal. Man Utd show off another impressive move but Marcus Rashford cannot find the finish 😮💨 | — ITV Football (@itvfootball) 03:36 PM BST 36 min: City 0 United 0 City have been the better team in this opening 35 minutes but United can at least say they have put together the best attacking move.
A wonderfully quick exchange of passes between Diallo and Casemiro, and suddenly City’s defence had been unpicked. Either Diallo should have shot or Mount should have been quicker to react. You decide! 03:35 PM BST 35 min: City 0 United 0 United are having their best spell of the game.
Fernandes’s fierce long-range strike is headed up in the air by Dias, who staggers backwards and then falls over. He looks okay. 03:33 PM BST 32 min: City 0 United 0 Amad cuts inside from the right again, plays a gorgeous one-two with Casemiro and slides the ball across the face of goal.
He was trying to give Mount an open goal but he should maybe have gone for it himself. 03:30 PM BST 29 min: City 0 United 0 Better from United. Amad cuts inside from the right, zig-zags smoothly between Gvardiol and Doku but then curls well wide.
Lovely run though. 03:27 PM BST 26 min: City 0 United 0 That’s one risk of picking a very strong team in the Community Shield: it doesn’t look great if you are outplayed by a City team with only a handful of regulars. 03:25 PM BST 23 min: City 0 United 0 City are well on top now.
United are caught trying to play out, with Martinez playing a dodgy pass that is intercepted play Bobb. He reverses a quick pass to release McAtee, whose curling shot beats Onana and thumps off the far post. 03:24 PM BST 22 min: City 0 United 0 The first chance of the match.
Oscar Bobb zips infield from the right, beats Martinez and Evans through sleight of hip to create a shooting chance but then thrashes itover the bar. That finish aside, he’s playing beautifully. Just before that chance, Lewis’s deflected cross fell awkwardly to Haaland beyond the far post.
He hooked the ball back towards goal and United cleared. 03:22 PM BST Slow and summery at Wembley Not the most thrilling start to this game but Jeremy Doku has brought some energy to proceedings in the last few minutes, producing a delicious nutmeg on Diogo Dalot and then skipping past Harry Maguire. We’re yet to see much from United’s two midfielder-striker hybrids, Mason Mount and Bruno Fernandes.
Equally, we’ve not seen much from Erling Haaland, either. Hot day, pre-season..
. it all feels a bit slow and summery so far. 03:21 PM BST 19 min: City 0 United 0 Even with a less experienced side, City are controlling the tempo of the game.
It hasn’t been a rip-roaring start, mind you. 03:19 PM BST 17 min: City 0 United 0 A thrilling run from Doku, who beats Dalot (nutmeg) and Maguire (beaten for pace) with laughable ease, gets to the byline and lifts a cross that just evades O’Reilly in the middle. Jeremy Doku showboating with a cheeky nutmeg 🤩 | — ITV Football (@itvfootball) 03:16 PM BST 15 min: City 0 United 0 Haaland tries to chase a backpass, runs into Maguire and flattens him.
Maguire gets slowly to his feet and shakes hands with Haaland. Maybe it a friendly after all. 03:14 PM BST 13 min: City 0 United 0 Bobb makes a lovely run down the right, then plays a sharp square pass to O’Reilly on the edge of the D.
He gets caught in two minds and is dispossessed by Casemiro. 03:11 PM BST 10 min: City 0 United 0 A dangerous inswinging corner from Bobb is headed behind for another by Casemiro. Bobb takes again, Maguire heads clear.
03:10 PM BST 8 min: City 0 United 0 A long pass is controlled deftly on the run by Rashford. Then he tries a bit of fancy footwork, gets in a muddle and knocks the ball out of play. The City fans enjoyed that.
03:08 PM BST 7 min: City 0 United 0 United’s formation is as expected, 4-2-4-0. They’re quite narrow out of possession and City are starting to ping a few crossfield passes in an attempt to open things up. 03:05 PM BST 5 min: City 0 United 0 I’ll give you a shout when the game starts.
03:04 PM BST 3 min: City 0 United 0 A quiet start. Plenty of possession for United, most of it in their own half. 03:02 PM BST 1 min: City 0 United 0 Bruno Fernandes gets the match under way, with United kicking from right to left as we watch.
Lisandro Martinez has started at left-back. 02:55 PM BST Wan-Bissaka set to join West Ham Kick-off is a few minutes away so there’s some time for a bit of transfer news before it all gets going: and are now close to an agreement (at last) for full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka. We understand it’s not quite agreed yet but it’s getting there.
Wan-Bissaka is not in the squad today. 02:54 PM BST A reminder of the teams (I know 4-2-4-0 looks a bit pretentious but United will almost certainly be playing without a centre forward, as they did in the FA Cup final win over City.) Ederson; Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic, O’Reilly; Bobb, McAtee, Doku; Haaland.
Onana; Dalot, Maguire, Evans, Martinez; Casemiro, Mainoo; Amad, Mount, Fernandes, Rashford. 02:45 PM BST Ready to go 02:44 PM BST Friends reunited 02:40 PM BST Sign up for Telegraph Fantasy Football 02:31 PM BST United ‘agree deal for de Ligt and Mazraoui’ Erik ten Hag has just swerved a question about Matthijs de Ligt joining United from Bayern Munich, but it is being reported that they have agreed a £43m deal with him and also a £17m fee to sign the right-back Noussair Mazraoui. "We have to be more consistent" Erik ten Hag discusses what Man Utd need to do to beat Man City and have a better season than they did last season ❤️ | — ITV Football (@itvfootball) 02:22 PM BST Fancy a flutter? Today’s result may have no bearing over the rest of the 2024/25 season, but bragging rights are well and truly on the line in Manchester.
Back your predictions for the match on . 02:17 PM BST Manchester United team news: Fernandes starts up front Erik ten Hag has picked a pretty strong side, with no debutants in the starting XI. He wants to get his hands on that shield! Amad is preferred to Jadon Sancho and Antony on the wing.
Alejandro Garnacho, who was at the Copa America, is also among the substitutes along with Facundo Pellistri. United have more right-wingers than, well never mind. The new signing Joshua Zirkzee is also on the bench.
In the red corner at Wembley...
🔴🥊 || — Manchester United (@ManUtd) 02:16 PM BST Manchester City team news: O’Reilly and McAtee start The 19-year-old midfielder Nico O’Reilly starts for City along with Oscar Bobb and James McAtee, who spent the last couple of seasons on loan at Sheffield United. The bench includes Kalvin Phillips and the new signing Savinho. Jack Grealish is out with a minor injury.
Your City side at Wembley! 🩵 XI | Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias (C), Gvardiol, Kovacic, O'Reilly, McAtee, Bobb, Doku, Haaland SUBS | Ortega Moreno, Carson, Phillips, Ake, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Savinho, Nunes, Kabore | — Manchester City (@ManCity) 02:09 PM BST Good afternoon Hello and welcome to live, minute-by-minute coverage of the Community Shield between Manchester City and Manchester United. Look, we can’t really call this the start of the new season; there’s no curtain to raise because nobody lowered one in May. Football is a 365-day business now, a never-ending story of hype, hope and talking about the counter-press in a haughty tone in an attempt to suggest you’re more intelligent than is objectively the case.
While you never know with a Manchester derby – it almost went off at Denis Irwin’s testimonial in 2000 – the Community Shield is usually somewhere between friendly and competitive. The proximity to Euro 2024, the final of which was less than four weeks ago, means a number of key players on both sides will be missing. United also have their usual injury problems, with at least five first-teamers unavailable.
But there’s an upside to all these absences: both sets of fans should get to see new signings and, even more excitingly, young prospects with infinite potential. The 17-year-old left-back Harry Amass has impressed for United in pre-season and is likely to start today, while Oscar Bobb looks like the next serious baller off the City production line. There will be new players, young players and perhaps reborn players.
Jack Grealish, Marcus Rashford, Kalvin Phillips, Jadon Sancho and Antony are among those with a point to prove this season. The actual result doesn’t really matter, especially as the team that wins the Community Shield hardly ever wins the title. The main thing for both teams, especially United, is to retain a positive mood ahead of the start of the Premier League season next weekend.
And to suffer no more injuries. 3pm..
