Liverpool vs Manchester City: Pep Guardiola’s side clinch Community Shield on penalties
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Your support makes all the difference.Follow all the action live as Liverpool take on Manchester City in the Community Shield at Wembley.
Raheem Sterling opened the scoring against his former club after 12 minutes courtesy of a cute flick by David Silva and a flapping attempted save by Alisson.
However, after Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk both hit the woodwork, Liverpool finally cracked City’s defence in the second half when Joel Matip converted a close-range header to put the match back on level terms. Follow all the action below:
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Kick-off time
The Community Shield kicks off at 15:00 BST.
How can I watch it?
The match is being broadcast live on BT Sport 1 with coverage starting at 14:30 BST.
Team news
Nicolas Otamendi starts, despite only just returning from the Copa America, while Sergio Aguero will come off the bench. Raheem Sterling is set to take up a central berth, while Leroy Sane starts despite consistent rumours circulation over a possible transfer to Bayern Munich.
Firmino and Salah both start after returning from AFCON while Naby Keita and Xherdan Shaqiri are included having recovered from injury. Sadio Mane is not scheduled to return to training until next week.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Man City
15 mins: Leroy Sane limps off the pitch after the challenge from Alexander-Arnold. He's replaced by Gabriel Jesus who comes into the middle with Sterling heading out to the wing.
Liverpool break with Salah down the right wing, he brushes off Zinchenko and runs the ball into the box. With no-one to play the ball to Salah goes for goal and pulls it to the left again as he misses.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Man City
18 mins: Save! City are all over Liverpool at the back. Another over the top ball comes to Sterling who gives it to Jesus. He combines with De Bruyne to work the ball into the box as Liverpool's defenders scramble to clear it. Sterling arrives from the left, meets the ball and shoots but Alisson is there to make a sharp save.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Man City
21 mins: Henderson can't control an awkward pass from Alisson and City have a throw in. Liverpool win the ball back quickly and Firmino feeds Origi on the break. He runs the ball up the left wing as back up arrives. They do no good though as the ball goes out fro a goal kick.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Man City
24 mins: Here comes Mo, Salah brings the ball forward from the right and cuts inside quickly on the break. Andy Robertson sprints forward to help him out and runs into a wall of blue. He does manage to put the ball in the box for Salah to chase but Claudio Bravo is off his line and onto the ball in a flash.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Man City
29 mins: A high ball creates a run of enterprising headers in the middle of the park with Man City coming away with the ball as Robertson puts it out of play. De Bruyne makes a good run down the right into the box but doesn't find a pass and Liverpool break. Origi runs to the byline on the left and crosses the ball into the box, Zinchenko heads it away and slips but ends up giving it to Salah. Salah takes a touch, shoots and sends it over the crossbar.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Man City
33 mins: Yellow card for Kevin De Bruyne as he brings down Divock Origi as the Liverpool man runs forward with the ball. The reds squander the resultant free kick though.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Man City
36 mins: Good defending at both ends, first from van Dijk who holds off Jesus to pass to the ball to Alexander-Arnold. He boots the ball long as Salah sprints down the right. Otamendi comes across to cover and gets to the ball first booting it out of play.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Man City
39 mins: Liverpool have a corner, Alexander-Arnold whips it in and over-hits it. The ball goes over everyone and curls out of play.
De Bruyne bombs forward and is caught offside as Stones slots a ball through the high line of Liverpool's defence.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Man City
42 mins: David Silva goes to ground after Gomez beats him to a 50-50 ball. Pep Guardiola is raging about it and letting the fourth official know his feelings. The referee has had enough and he comes over and gives Pep a yellow card.
Liverpool win another corner.
Liverpool 0 - 1 Man City
45 mins: Bravo has the corner ball covered as it's headed back into the box. City quickly get the ball to the other end of the pitch and win a corner of their own. Alisson comes to claim it but the pressure from Jesus means he spills the ball, Henderson is there though to clear the ball.
3 minutes added on.
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