With all eyes falling on Wembley this weekend, Manchester City got their hands on a first piece of silverware of the season as they collected a thrilling 7-6 penalties victory against local rivals Manchester United.
While large spells of Saturday’s Community Shield showdown might have failed to live up to its pre-match billing, the Red Devils thought that they had sprung another heavyweight upset in the English capital as Alejandro Garnacho opened the scoring with just eight minutes left on the clock.
However, although United might have caused the defending Premier League champions a host of issues at Wembley, Bernardo Silva headed home from close range just seconds before the final whistle.
While Silva might have proved to have been City’s hero on Saturday afternoon, the Portuguese ace quickly came crashing back down to earth as he saw City’s opening spot-kick saved by Andre Onana.
Although United might have once again been handed a real advantage, Ederson saved the returning Jadon Sancho’s effort before veteran defender Jonny Evans fired over in sudden death.
On an afternoon when City dragged themselves to a seventh Community Shield title, we have taken a look at the main talking points from Wembley.
City dragged themselves to some FA Cup revenge
Suffering real FA Cup heartbreak at Wembley back on May 25th as they were hit with that 2-1 victory in last season’s FA Cup final, Manchester City were always looking to gain some immediate revenge this weekend.
Although Pep Guardiola’s men might have failed to make the statement that they had been hoping for prior to Saturday’s trip to north London, the former Barcelona boss would have been glad to get the 2024/25 campaign underway on the best possible footing.
Making real history last season as they became the first Premier League club in history to claim four consecutive domestic crowns, the English giants have their sights firmly set on shattering more records across the board…
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Author : Tom Dunstan
Publish date : 2024-08-11 08:32:24
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