Manchester City beat Manchester United 7-6 on penalties in the Community Shield, which concluded yesterday. Football News reports that Guardiola only used four main players and four second team newcomers to break the “curse”.
The Community Shield, which is England’s de facto “Super Cup”, has traditionally been the warm-up for the new Premier League season. After dominating the Premier League for three years, Manchester City surprisingly lost the Community Shield three times in a row. However, this year, they only started with four main players and four second team newcomers, and they managed to exact revenge for the FA Cup final.
This is Manchester City’s seventh Community Shield title, but it is also the first time the Sky Blues have won the trophy since 2019. The Manchester City starting lineup seemed to suggest that Guardiola didn’t have much winning desire, as four key players were still on vacation. Although Guardiola seemed to be very unhappy with the progress of the game during the half-time, the performance of Manchester City’s new players was still recognized.
In the Daily Mail‘s post-match ratings, Lewis, McAtee, Ederson and Doku were tied for second in the team, with the highest score going to the right winger Bob, who had already impressed in the North American tour. Manchester City, who has been very cautious in the summer transfer window, is expected to give these newcomers more playing time in the new season. However, Haaland, who scored seven goals in the pre-season tour of North America, continued his Wembley nightmare, not only failing to score but also failing to register a single shot. His score of 5.5 was tied with the left-back Gvardiol for the lowest score in the team.
The Community Shield in recent years seems to have been a bad omen, with only one of the last 13 Community Shield winners going on to win the Premier League title in the following season. In the past, Manchester City has won the Charity Shield/Community Shield six times, and five times they have failed to win the Premier League title afterwards. However, the only exception to both of these statistics was Manchester City in the 2018/19 season. Guardiola had his players boost their morale with the first trophy of the new season, and the only credible reason for this is that six years ago, there was that one exception.
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