Match Report and Player Ratings: Manchester City 1-1 (7-6 Pens) Manchester United (FA Community Shield)

Manuel Akanji and Bernardo Silva were the heroes for Manchester City, who came from behind to win the FA Community Shield against Manchester United in a penalty shootout.

Bernardo Silva cancelled out Alejandro Garnacho’s goal to take the FA Community Shield to a penalty shoot-out, as Pep Guardiola and his squad were able to get their revenge over Manchester United, who won the FA Cup from the Sky Blues in their last meeting.

Manuel Akanji scored the winning the penalty at Wembley Stadium, as Manchester City won the trophy for the first time since 2019.

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The first-half ended 0-0 with neither side able to take full control of the match.

Manchester United appeared to have broken through within the first 10 minutes of the second-half when Bruno Fernandes scored an excellent goal from outside the box. But before the Portuguese international could even begin celebrate, the offside flag was raised.

Savinho made his debut in the 63rd minute, coming on for Doku.

#ManCity debut: Sávio Moreira de Oliveira. 🇧🇷🔓 #CommunityShield pic.twitter.com/N4m4bQTT9a

— City Xtra (@City_Xtra) August 10, 2024

After threatening for the better part of 15 minutes, Manchester United finally took advantage of their chances in the 82nd minute when Garnacho beat Ederson with a well-taken near post finish. It was a goal that had been coming for some time, as the reigning FA Cup champions had continued to find space in behind City’s defence for the entirety of the first half.

After not threatening for most of the second-half Manchester City seemingly grabbed the equaliser out of nowhere with a Bernardo Silva header in the 89th minute. It was set-up by Oscar Bobb, who created a few yards of space with a lovely turn and lofted a perfect ball to the far post.

HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY, @BernardoCSilva! 🥳🥳🥳 #CommunityShield pic.twitter.com/FQwa3zjgMa

— City Xtra (@City_Xtra) August 10, 2024

Wіtһ tһe ѕcored tіed аt 1-1, tһe wіnner woᴜld Ьe deterміned Ьу рenаltіeѕ.

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һoweʋer, іt woᴜld Ьe tһe onlу маncһeѕter cіtу міѕѕ. Ederѕon ѕаʋed Jаdon ѕаncһo’ѕ effort jᴜѕt а few міnᴜteѕ lаter аnd Joһnnу Eʋаnѕ ѕkіed һіѕ effort oʋer tһe Ьаr. ѕettіng ᴜр аkаnjі to Ьecoмe tһe һero.

Player Ratings

Ederson – 6.5

Over hit a few passes early but other than that was decent throughout. Wasn’t at fault for the goal and had a vital save in the penalty.

Rico Lewis – 7.5

Held his own for the most part against Rashford and Sancho, and was tidy on the ball as always.

Manuel Akanji – 7.5

Scored the decisive penalty, excellent distribution and just so composed on the ball. Amazing performance despite a lack of pre-season minutes. 

The #CommunityShield winning moment from Manu Akanji! 🇨🇭🩵pic.twitter.com/c2jBtWr5UG

— City Xtra (@City_Xtra) August 10, 2024

Ruben Dias -7

Just like Akanji, Dias looked right at home despite only a few training sessions so far. 

Josko Gvardiol – 6.5

Good on the ball, per usual. However, it felt as though Manchester United were easily able to target the space behind in for the entire second-half and was out of position for Garnacho’s goal.

Mateo Kovacic – 7.5

Misplayed a few passes in the opening minutes but settled into his own later. Solid performance to kick off what will likely be a vital opening few moments. 

James McAtee – 7

Looked solid in his first start for City. Could’ve been an unforgettable moment if his shot went inn  

Nico O’Reilly – 6.5

Neither a great nor terrible debut for the midfielder. The 19-year-old looked tidy on the ball early on, but began to fade as the match progressed. 

Erling Haaland – 6

Had little service to work with, and was decent when on ball. Not a bad performance. 

Oscar Bobb – 8 (MOTM)

Was the best player on the pitch yet again. Is entering the season in fine form full of confidence.

Jeremy Doku -7.5

Was an absolute menace on the left wing. Potentially could’ve had an assist if Nico O’Reilly attacked his cross in the first half. 

Substitutes:

Matheus Nunes – 5.5

Looked threatening a few times, but seemed consistently out off position when United attacked on the counter.

Savinho – 7

Solid debut performance, looks threatening when on the ball.

Bernardo – 7

Was on the pitch for less than 10 minutes but scored the crucial goal to force it to penalties.

Kevin De Bruyne: N/A

Nathan Ake: N/A