The two best teams in English football are renewing hostilities in the community shield this afternoon as the 2022/23 season curtain raiser heads to Leicester. The Women’s European Championship final taking place at Wembley tomorrow means the match has been moved to the King Power Stadiumhome of the current owners.
It’s been just two months since City led Liverpool to the Premier League title for the second time on the final day by one point after another thrilling title race, as the Reds triumphed in the FA Cup semi-final. Pep Guardiola’s side have won back-to-back friendlies against Club America and Bayern Munich, while Liverpool’s season has been decidedly mixed, with a beating by Manchester United, followed by wins over Crystal Palace and RB Leipzig and another loss to Red Bull Salzburgerland.
All eyes will be on new strikers Erling Haaland and Darwin Nunez here as both teams look to make the first psychological blow to their main rivals before the serious work gets underway. Liverpool are chasing their 16th Community Shield win, while City have already won the trophy six times before. Follow the action live with Standard Sport’s blog below!
Live updates
Predicted Lineups
Official team news will be out from Leicester in an hour or so, but here’s how we imagine both sides lining up this afternoon:
Liverpool predicted XI (4-3-3): Adrian; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago; Salah, Nunez, Diaz
Manchester City predicted XI (4-3-3): Ederson; Walker, Stones, Ake, Cancelo; Rodri, De Bruyne, Silva; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish
Liverpool vs Man City Prediction
It’s difficult to make a definitive prediction as the two teams have only played friendlies so far, but Liverpool haven’t always looked convincing this summer.
With Haaland already among the goals, a City win would come as no surprise.
Man City win 2-1.
Man City team news – Laporte out until September after surgery
For City, Erling Haaland will likely make his first appearance for his new club in England alongside Nunez. The forward scored in his first game against Bayern Munich in the US, although he has been experiencing minor niggles lately, so it’s not clear how heavily he will be involved at this stage.
Elsewhere, Aymeric Laporte will likely be out until September after knee surgery, although Ilkay Gundogan, Phil Foden and John Stones will all be available after missing out on the pre-season tour of the United States.
Liverpool team news – Alisson and Jota among absentees
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that both Alisson Becker and Diogo Jota will miss today’s game as they recover from injury.
With Jota injured, Darwin Nunez has an even better chance of making his debut on English soil for the club, while Adrian will replace Alisson as usual No2 Caoimhin Kelleher also struggles to stay fit.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will also miss much of the time with a serious hamstring injury.
Where to watch
TV channel: In the UK, today’s match will be broadcast live on ITV and STV.
Live Stream: Both the ITV Hub and STV iPlayer will offer online live streams.
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Good afternoon and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of the 2022/23 Community Shield!
Two of the best teams in the world get back to work this afternoon as rivals Liverpool and Manchester City go head-to-head at Leicester’s King Power Stadium, which has been selected to host the annual showing of English football ahead of the European Championship final Ladies taking place at Wembley tomorrow .
Just two months have passed since City beat Liverpool by one point to the Premier League title on a dramatic final day of the season, and the Reds are no doubt eager to get a quick revenge before the new top campaign officially kicks off next weekend. go. .
Kick-off is at 5pm BST today, so stay tuned for the match build-up, the latest team news and live match updates!