2021/2022 Premier League winners Man City will kick off the new season by taking on current FA Cup holders Liverpool in a friendly Community Shield encounter on Saturday. Both sides will look to put on a good show when they rekindle their rivalry inside the King Power Stadium. The venue was chosen after chosen to host the match due to the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 final being held at Wembley on Sunday, July. 31.
For neutrals, it is yet another opportunity to watch some of the world's finest talents battle one more time. Last season both Man City and Liverpool competed on multiple fronts in their respective quest for silverware. While the former did enough to reclaim the league title, the latter did their best to secure the FA Cup, narrowly missing out on winning the final Champions League final which also had the prospect of featuring both teams.
While pre-season rarely tells the story regarding how the season will pan out, the two English heavyweights have been put through their paces in their preparatory exercises. City will go into the weekend's encounter on a two-game winning run, beating Club America and Bayer Munich in their preparatory games. On the contrary, Liverpool could not enjoy the perfection that their rivals tasted, falling to both Manchester United and RB Leipzig and picking up wins against RB Leipzig and Crystal Palace in the games played in-between.
In terms of expectations, the odds are narrowly skewed in favor of Man City to get the best result. While five of the last 10 meetings between the pair have ended in draws, Pep Guardiola's side has recorded the most wins (3) against Liverpool's two. Both sides have only ever met twice in a Community Shield, with Man City winning on penalties in a 1-1 draw at Wembley in 2019.
Head-to-head results (all time)
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Liverpool: 89
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Man City: 48
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Draws: 51
Team news
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alisson, Caoimhin Kelleher, Diogo Jota, are Liverpool's only injury concerns ahead of the encounter. Relatively, Man City should have all their personnel available for the game.
Predicted starting XI
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Man City: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo; Rodri, Silva, De Bruyne; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish.
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Liverpool: Adrian; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago; Salah, Nunez, Diaz.
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