City Take The Shield

Manchester City won the Community Shield after a 1-1 draw at Wembley, which was decided by penalties. Veteran defender Jonny Evans missed a key penalty for Manchester United, while Manuel Akanji scored the winning spot-kick for City.

Alejandro Garnacho gave United the lead with a goal nine minutes before the end, repeating his FA Cup final success. However, Bernardo Silva scored a last-minute equalizer for City, taking the match to penalties.

In the shootout, Andre Onana saved a penalty from Silva, but Jadon Sancho's penalty was stopped by Ederson. Evans then missed his penalty, shooting over the crossbar. Akanji scored the final penalty, securing a 7-6 win for City.

City played without key players like Phil Foden, Kyle Walker, John Stones, and Rodri, but their coach, Pep Guardiola, took the game seriously, showing frustration at halftime. Jack Grealish did not play, and Kevin De Bruyne and Silva started on the bench.

Jeremy Doku and James McAtee were City’s early threats, while United’s Marcus Rashford and Mason Mount had chances but couldn’t score. United thought they had taken the lead when Bruno Fernandes scored, but it was ruled offside.

Late in the game, Garnacho scored for United, but City quickly responded with Silva’s header, leading to the penalty shootout where City emerged victorious.