Reds and Cityzens are all set to play in the 100th edition of FA Community Shield.
Pep Guardiola and Jurgen Klopp are again expected to be the two managers who will reach the pinnacle of every domestic competition in England.
The modern-day rivals Manchester City and Liverpool are once again set to play each other for the English football royalty in King Power Stadium- home of Leicester City FC. This article will elaborate on how this ever-exciting and anticipating game may unfold.
Both Manchester City and Liverpool have been quite active in the transfer market. Liverpool is accused of not scoring enough goals in the finals of cup competitions. Meanwhile, City hasn’t signed big money striker of great reputation since the departure of the club legend Kun Aguero.
Finally, it seems that both the clubs won’t get subjected to any kind of goal drought with the arrival of these new signings. The first key battle in this fixture is going to be between the Norwegian Erling Haaland and the Uruguayan Darwin Nunez.
Key battles
- Erling Haaland v/s Darwin Nunez
The battle of the strikers. The first key battle in this key fixture between Manchester City and Liverpool is going to be between the newly arrived strikers. Both of these strikers, crashed their websites when the rumors of them joining these two clubs erupted on the internet. Erling Haaland has been a serial goal-scorer for Borussia Dortmund he recently landed in Etihad stadium for whooping 100 million pounds. Even Nunez is a master of this craft. He is also a proven player and goal-scorer in his homeland. In the pre-season, it took Haaland just twelve minutes to score for Manchester City his maiden goal. Meanwhile, for Nunez after a few misses, in his first two games. He proved his worth against RB Leipzig after scoring four goals as a sub. These two players can be makers and breakers of the game for their respective clubs.
- Joao Cancelo v/s Trent-Alexander-Arnold
Football pundits say that full-backs are an inevitable part of initiating attacks in modern-day football. Cancelo and Arnold are the perfect definitions of modern-day fullbacks. Two young full-backs have been a very crucial part of both teams for some years now. Trent-Alexander-Arnold vs Joao Cancelo is such a crucial battle in this fixture as these fullbacks attack as well as have to track back to defend. Football is a team sport, but the performance of these two individuals will matter a lot in this must-win game for both clubs.
- Bernardo Silva v/s Mohammed Salah
History speaks for itself; we have all witnessed that the game between Liverpool and Manchester City is always end-to-end. The chants of ‘attack, attack, attack, attack, attack’ comes to life, when top teams like City and Liverpool go head-to-head and toe-to-toe. In this kind of game, the form of attacking players who score as well as create becomes very crucial. Silva in City and Salah in Liverpool both have been playing the role of someone who always solves the puzzles in the final attacking third. Keeping both of these players in the top elite form should be the primary concern for both teams.
Head-to-Head Liverpool vs manchester
FA Community Shield is quite significant in the history of British football. This is going to be the 100th edition of this competition. Both City and Liverpool have been significant contributors to this competition. Manchester City has won this six times, whereas Liverpool has grabbed this shield for the record fifteen times.
The last time Liverpool played Manchester City in a FA Community Shield game. Liverpool narrowly lost to Manchester City in penalties. That crazy goal-line clearance from Kyle-Walker comes to mind when we remember the last time these two played.
Predictions
Both Liverpool and Manchester City have played every knockout game possible in the last five years in English football. Manchester City would have the slight edge in this game with Erling Haaland being the difference between the sides.
