Community Shield: Manchester City beat Liverpool at Wembley on penalties
The teams were separated by just one point in the Premier League last term and it took a shoot-out to split them in the season opener at Wembley as it was 1-1 after 90 minutes.
Keeper Claudio Bravo made the decisive intervention, saving Liverpool’s second penalty from Georginio Wijnaldum.
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Hide AdCity had led after Raheem Sterling scored in the 12th minute, but sub Joel Matip levelled 13 minutes from time.
Jurgen Klopp’s men almost snatched victory in the dying seconds but Kyle Walker made a dramatic goalline clearance from Mohamed Salah, who did everything but score in a hard-working display.