About two and a half months after United defeated City 1:2 in the FA Cup final and prevented them from completing a double, the two teams of the city of Manchester return today (Saturday, live broadcast on Sport1) to Wembley Stadium to fight for the first title of the 2024/25 season: the Community Shield.
Just this week, Manchester City returned to training with a full squad after many of its stars were granted a long vacation due to their participation in national team tournaments, and therefore Pep Guardiola put together an alternative lineup to say the least. In the link, 19-year-old Nico O’Reilly, who belongs to the reserve team, will make his senior debut, with James McAtee next to him, who returned from the loan season at Sheffield United. Kevin de Brauna and Bernardo Silva on the bench. Arling Holland was placed on the edge and Petah Ederson opened between the posts.
Manchester United are missing Leni Euro, who was purchased this summer for 60 million euros, and Rasmus Hoylund, the two who were injured in the warm-up game against Arsenal and are sidelined for the coming period, with Luke Shaw also out of the squad, so coach Eric ten Haag finds himself forced to bring up Johnny Evans again The 36th as a left defender. Harry Maguire in the center of defense alongside Lisandro Martinez and in attack Amad Diallo together with Marcus Rashford.
the course of the game
Minute 22: Bob broke free and kicked from a difficult angle over the goal.
24th minute: Makati turned a ball from the right inside the box, luckily for United the crossbar prevented a goal.
Minute 29: A fine solo effort by Diallo was sealed with a disappointing finish and a ball that rolled out.
36th minute: Another good chance for United, but Rashford’s ball went over the crossbar.
53rd minute: Fernandez received a good deep ball, broke free from Akenji and skilfully spun over Ederson into the net, but the goal was disallowed due to a difference by the Portuguese.
75th minute: United went on a deadly burst and Granacho put Rashford in front of Ederson, but the striker kicked the crossbar and wide.
79th minute: Rashford was left free to take a corner kick, McTominay stood alone in the five-yard box and was unable to touch the ball and continue it in.
82nd minute: Goal! Fernandez found Granacho, who cut in from the right and kicked a flat ball into Ederson’s net. 0:1 to Manchester United.
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