Liverpool v Manchester City: Community Shield – Live! | Soccer

36 min A period of calm in the game. The only new boy, Rodri, seemed comfortable doing nothing that catches the eye. It's not really his game.

32 min It was a very open and enjoyable game. All that is missing is a little useless needle.

29 min Salah realizes a hat trick of missed opportunities, pbading from left foot margin to the bar after a bad head of Zinchenko. He could have played Firmino, but I would not be too critical: he suffers from a rare disease, which means he loses all peripheral vision every time he enters the penalty area.

27 min It's a better fate for Liverpool, who enjoys a nonchalant possession for the first time in the game.

"Man City is about to become a ruthless machine to win championships, if they are not already," said Abhijato Sensarma. "I just can not see them lose, even on the days when they are" decent ", because the simple decency for them exists on a different plane than the others.By their quality and their performances, are they the best team of the world right now? "

It depends on which team you are talking about. I think Domestic City is the best in the world. European city are not.

25 min "So, not content with having the most stylish team and manager in the league, City now has the Prime Minister's most elegant kit," said Michael Jenkins. "They really do not want to leave even crumbs for the rest, is not it?"

Well…

22 min Salah and Firmino seemed very alive. Liverpool's problem is in the midfield, where they are outmatched.

20 min "Personally, I think Liverpool far exceeded their weight last year," said Andrew Lingard. "I think City is going to run away with this year."

That would not shock me. City are almost nailed to get at least 90 points; the imponderable is whether Liverpool can actually go there.

17 min Good save Alisson! Gabriel Jesus played a nice deep pbad to De Bruyne, who was trying to get the ball out of his way when Robertson made a fine challenge aside. The ball ran along the area towards Sterling, whose first shot at the far post had been beaten by the sprawling Alisson.

15 minutes It's very entertaining. Salah moves away from Zinchenko on the right, cuts the box and hits a shot that strikes the outside of the near post. Bravo covered it, but it was a lightning run of Salah.

14 min City seems much sharper than Liverpool at the moment. Given the deplorable pre-season form of Liverpool, I think we need to ask an uncomfortable question: did Jurgen Klopp take this party as far as possible?

13 min Gabriel Jesus replaces Leroy Sane. Liverpool's defenders were half asleep for that goal, while Alisson would also be a little upset by Sterling's shot.

Raheem Sterling puts City ahead. He came from a neat free kick from City. The ball was played short by Walker, who bent it up to find Zinchenko on the left of the surface. He led the goal, David Silva helped him at the front post and Sterling offered a fly volley six meters from Alisson.

11 min "What happened to the sponsors of the Man City shirt?", Declares Manoj Narayan. "Is their lack of publicity on the shirt a temporary arrangement or are we going to see it for the entire year?"

It's unique. It looks great, though.

10 minutes Sane is fighting here. He landed awkwardly after being stained by Alexander-Arnold, and I do not think he will be able to continue. It will be a relief for Alexander-Arnold, who was starting to be a bit pursued.

8 min Salah misses an excellent opportunity, shooting a side shot from 10 meters after a smarter job from Firmino. Salah took him for the first time, that is why he dragged him near the next pole.

6 min Nice game of Firmino. He flies through the air to control the ball at neck level before putting it back on his left foot and firing a shot from the edge of the area hit by Bravo.

4 min Half a chance for City. Sterling scores the ball off Gomez, 30 yards from the goal, and plays Sane on the left side of the box. He gallops in front of Alexander-Arnold before hitting the net in a narrow net.

3 min Rodri has had a few small touches, simple touch pbades that the Spanish midfield play so well.

1 minute John Stones, who was last seen as having a scent for England in Portugal, is pushed by Origi and Firmino into his own six-yard box, but calmly pbades the ball between them to regain Kevin De Bruyne . Take Moxie, that.

After the usual performance of the national anthem, booed as always by the Liverpool fans, the players shake hands and take their positions.

"So, Claudio Bravo to the goal," said Robert Hisnay. And Phil Foden on the bench. Thoughts? "

Ederson was never going to start and David Silva is ahead of Foden, right? This is an important season for Foden. He needs more than three Premier League debuts.

There are many other sports live, if you like all this

It's not exactly the Audi Cup, to be fair

Liverpool (4-3-3) Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino, Origi.
Substitutes: Mignolet, Lovren, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Lallana, Shaqiri, Matip.

Manchester City (4-1-2-3) Bravo; Walker, Stones, Otamendi, Zinchenko; Rodri; De Bruyne, D Silva; B Silva, Sterling, Sane.
Substitutes: Ederson, Gundogan, Jesus, Aguero, Angelino, Foden, E. Garcia.

Hello. The Premier League is the richest and most popular league in the world. But one thing that money can not buy: hatred. English football no longer has a clbadic rivalry since Arsenal and Manchester United, the mutual enmity having blurred in 2005. And although it is unlikely that we find ourselves in such a decade, we have great chances that In the coming years, Liverpool and Manchester City could offer the kind of rivalry that elevates the sport to the highest level possible.

The signs are good. They are respectively champions of Europe and England and undoubtedly the two best teams of the world. They have already taken part in an extraordinary title race, not to mention a huge and intense quarterfinal of the Champions League, and are likely to form their own mini-league this season. Today, they meet in the Community Shield. All journalists are contractually required to qualify the curtain lift of a new season. And although the game does not mean anything, he could tell us more about the relationship between the two camps.

When their rivalry was at its peak, Arsenal and United usually turned the match into an unfriendly pre-season. Football has changed since Roy Keane and Patrick Vieira compared testosterone levels, and the nascent rivalry between City and Liverpool was defined above all by mutual respect. But things could be about to get a little saltier.

City's victory in the vital league at Etihad in January was something as complicated. A few words have already been said during the preparation of this match. Anfield will not want any atmosphere when visiting the city in November. And if everything starts today, we will know that something special is being prepared.

Start is at 3 pm