Match Today: Liverpool vs Manchester City 07-30-2022 English FA Community Shield Final

The annual English football party takes place at the King Power Stadium in Leicester on Saturday, with Liverpool and Manchester City meeting for a chance to raise the Community Shield. Jurgen Klopp's side took the Domestic Cup last season, but it was the Citizens who took the top spot in the Premier League once again. While the lionesses face off against Germany in order to achieve glory. Instead, Leicester City's King Power Stadium - the grass on which Liverpool suffered one of their rare losses in the 2021-22 season - will host the charity match, as the Foxes prepare to relinquish the title they won last year by beating Man City in the final.

Liverpool have been outright Community Shield winners on 10 occasions - they have shared that honor in five other seasons - but not since 2006 have the Reds picked up that particular piece of title. Klopp's side had a penchant for penalty shootouts to thank for their FA Cup and League Cup double over Chelsea last season, but Liverpool's last two defeats in the Community Shield actually came from 12 yards away, most recently to Arsenal in the 2020 edition. Two defeats in the way of the Reds in pre-season so far, but preparations for the meeting with City did not go according to plan in Austria during the 1-0 defeat to Red Bull Salzburg, and Strasbourg will also pay a visit to Anfield 24 hours after the FA Shield kicks off.

While an air storm descended twice at Lambeau Field during Manchester City's last friendly match with German champions Bayern Munich, the match was delayed for 15 minutes before being shortened by 10 more due to stormy weather conditions in Green Bay. Before the players walked off the field, there was plenty of time for Guardiola and City loyalists to watch Erling Braut Haaland score his first sky-blue goal to give the defending champions a 1-0 win, adding to their previous 2-1 win. Club America thanks to Kevin De Bruyne's double. Man City's pre-season is now technically over, but Guardiola will renew the fight with Barcelona for a friendly charity at the end of August, and the citizens have added motivation to appear at the annual summit. Indeed, Leicester prevented Manchester City from taking the trophy last year, which would have marked the Sky Blues' outright seventh victory in a one-time match, but they have now lost more Community Shield matches than they have won. Clashes between City and Liverpool in the latter stages of the cup competitions are becoming commonplace nowadays, and the 2021-22 season saw the two teams play a pulsating 2-2 draw in the Premier League before the Reds escaped fear to win the FA. Cup semi-final three goals to two goals.