Man City defeat United on penalties to win 7th Community Shield

Manchester City have won the FA Community Shield after defeating Manchester United 7-6 on penalties following a 1-1 scoreline after regulation time.

A repeat of last seasonโ€™s FA Cup final saw goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Bernardo Silva send the game into penalties where Manuel Akanjiโ€™s spot-kick won it for the City, the reigning English Premier League winners.

The latest win is Man Cityโ€™s seventh victory in the Community Shield.

It was a game with few chances that both sides failed to make it count. Oscar Bobb hit the bar for Man City, while Man Unitedโ€™s Amad Traore and Marcus Rashford failed to hit the target from promising positions in the first half.

The second period began with Bruno Fernandesโ€™ dipping strike ruled out for offside, while Rashford hit the base of the post with only the goalkeeper to beat.

Garnacho, on as a substitute, eventually broke the deadlock in the 82nd minute, the Argentine winger cut in from the right before placing a low shot into the bottom corner.

Man City responded with two minutes to the end, with Silva heading in at the far post for 1-1 at full-time before Akanji buried his spot-kick to settle the nail-biting shootout.

Man Unitedโ€™s loss gives the Red Devils the unwanted record of the first team to lose ten Community Shield matches.

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