LONDON: Champions Manchester City beat FA Cup winners Manchester United 7-6 on penalties to win the Community Shield at Wembley on Saturday after the regular season ended at 1-1.
United created a number of chances to take the lead and were rewarded when 20-year-old substitute Alejandro Garnacho ran through the City defense and slotted the ball into the bottom corner of the net in the 82nd minute.
Erik ten Haga’s side looked set to repeat their shock win over City in last season’s FA Cup final, but midfielder Bernardo Silva scored at times to send the game to penalties.
Manuel Akanji scored the decisive penalty for City after Silva missed a free-kick earlier in the shoot-out.
City won the trophy for the first time since 2019 to end a losing streak in the Community Shield after losing to Arsenal last season, Liverpool in 2022 and Leicester City in 2021.
