The FA Cup winners, Liverpool beat Premier League winners, Manchester City by 3 goals to 1 to win the Community Shield at the King Power Stadium.
This is Liverpool’s first time since 2006 as Jürgen Klopp completes a clean sweep of domestic honours.
Erling Haaland vs Darwin Nunez
Erling Haaland played 90 minutes, but it was Darwin Núñez who stole the headlines when he came off the bench to create a penalty and also bag ago for the Merseyside Reds.
Preview of the game suggest Haaland will have to adjust himself for sometime to suit Man City’s system, whiles Nunez seem to have already embedded himself into the Liverpool system.
Match Report
Nunez helped Liverpool win a penalty slotted by Salah, and his goal restored Liverpool’s lead after Alvarez’s equalizer.
Liverpool have won the Community Shield for a 16th time, behind Manchester United (21).
Pep Guardiola has also lost 10 matches against Jürgen Klopp, his most against any opposing manager during his career.