Man City vs Manchester United LIVE: Community Shield result and reaction after Akanji scores winning penalty
Man City vs Manchester United LIVE: Community Shield result and reaction after Akanji scores winning penalty
Manchester City secured their first Community Shield win since 2019, with Manuel Akanji scoring the decisive eighth penalty against local rivals Manchester United.
The game started off in a slow fashion, with Alejandro Garnacho breaking the deadlock in the 82nd minute with a stunning strike, before Bernardo Silva equalised with just a minute of normal time to take the game to penalties at Wembley.
There were just two misses from Bernardo Silva and Jadon Sancho in the first five penalties, which included a goal from Ederson, before it went to sudden death. Jonny Evans did not look confident stepping up for his side’s eighth and ended up firing over the bar, while Akanji rolled his into the back of the net to give Pep Guardiola’s side the victory.
In the previous meeting between the teams in the FA Cup final it was Manchester United who ran out victorious, and that match might just have saved Erik ten Hag’s job.
