The city rivals from Manchester will play the Community Shield final this Saturday, a match between the Premier League and FA Cup winners. The clashes between these two teams are always fun to watch, but this city derby promises to be extra exciting. Read all about it in this article.
Community Shield
Every year, the Football Association Community Shield, formerly the Charity Shield, is played at Wembley. The finalists are always the winner of the Premier League and the FA Cup from the previous season. If the Premier League winners also won the FA Cup, then the league runner-up becomes their opponent. This cup final has been organized since 1908, and the record holder with the most victories is Manchester United.
Manchester Derby
All matches between the city rivals from the English metropolis Manchester are called the Manchester Derbies. The two teams first played against each other in 1881, with a 3-0 victory for Manchester United. In the years that followed, both clubs became increasingly influential and successful.
In total, the teams have faced each other 193 times, with United achieving 79 victories and City 61 victories. The last duel dates back to May 25, when the Red Devils of United took the FA Cup win from the Citizens. The top scorer in all these encounters is Wayne Rooney, who scored 11 times for Manchester United.
Manchester United
This English club was founded in 1878 and is the most successful team in English football. Much of that fame is thanks to Sir Alex Ferguson, who joined the club as manager in 1986. United has won the English championship twenty times and was also the first winner of the Premier League. The home games are played at the iconic Old Trafford.
Under the leadership of Erik ten Hag, Manchester United only landed in 8th place in the Premier League, which is quite remarkable for a team that usually achieves very good results. With 18 wins and 60 points, they stayed far from champion Manchester City, but as mentioned earlier, they did beat them in the FA Cup.
United has a very talented team with world-class players, including Rasmus Hojlund and Bruno Fernandes. Both players scored 10 goals for their club last year and also achieved good results with their national teams. Hojlund led Denmark to the round of 16 at the European Championship, and Fernandes even reached the quarter-finals with Portugal.
Manchester City
Manchester City Football Club was founded in England in 1880. The original name was West Gorton Saint Marks. The club plays its home games at the Etihad Stadium in the east of Manchester. In the 2022-23 season, City won the Champions League for the first time, and in that same year, they also won the Super Cup and the Club World Cup. Coach Pep Guardiola will undoubtedly want to achieve such successes again.
Last year, Manchester City won the Premier League for the 10th time in their history. They ultimately won 28 matches and with 91 points, enough to surpass Arsenal by two points. In the FA Cup, they lost in the final to Manchester United.
One of the best-known Citizens is undoubtedly Kevin De Bruyne. At the beginning of the season, he struggled with a serious injury, but he seems to have recovered now. The Red Devil scored 4 goals and provided 10 assists for the team. The top scorer for City is Erling Haaland, who scored a total of 27 goals and also provided 5 assists.
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