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Four things we learnt from Man Utd’s Community Shield defeat to Man City
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Four things we learnt from Man Utd’s Community Shield defeat to Man City
The curtain raiser for the season ended in dramatic fashion with Manchester United losing 8-7 on penalties to Manchester City
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Tom Carter
11 August 2024 16:47 BST
Four things we learnt from Man Utd’s Community Shield defeat to Man City
Despite defeat, it was still an afternoon with positives for Manchester United (Photo by Catherine Ivill – AMA – Getty Images)
Alejandro Garnacho’s 82nd-minute goal was cancelled out by Bernardo Silva’s late equaliser which took the Community Shield to it’s second penalty shootout in a row.
Johnny Evans skied his effort from the spot which resulted in the key moment as Manuel Akanji smashed his ball into the roof of the net, seeing the blue side of Manchester lift the shield for the first time since 2019.
Despite some thinking this traditional game is a glorified friendly, it was a good chance for both sides to see where they are at before their league campaign starts.
Even though it resulted in a loss, Manchester United still had some good opportunities to take the lead early on plus plenty of other positives and thoughts to take away from
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