Pep Guardiola has named a strong line-up for the Wembley … e9 = new Object(); Manchester City Predicted XI: Claudio Bravo, Cameron Humphreys, Eric García, Aymeric Laporte, Benjamin Mendy, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden, Douglas Luiz, Riyadh Mahrez, Lukas Nmecha, Leroy Sane. Chelsea will be looking to win their first Community Sheild since 2009 when they defeated Manchester United on penalties at the New Wembley. City are favourites, even if they have named an unusual XI for the tie in the English capital. The teams will be vying for a winning momentum going into the Premier League as well as having a taste of their first silverware on offer.
Chelsea: Caballero, Azpilicueta (c), Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Barkley, Fabregas, Jorginho, Hudson-Odoi, Morata and Pedro. Sundays' game is perfect to further their cases. 2018 FA Community Sheild: Manchester City vs Chelsea - Preview, Team News, Probable Line-up and Stats 2018 FA Cup: Chelsea v Manchester United Varun Nair FOLLOW
All rights reserved. Chelsea is the fourth successful team in Wembley history winning 20 matches at the home of English Football, only Tottenham Hotspur (32 wins), Manchester United (23 wins) and Arsenal( 21 wins) having more success at Wembley. Two managers that pride themselves on their ability to coach possession-based football - comprising pressing, passing, pace and precision - Guardiola and Sarri butting heads is a case of real recognising real. Emiliano Martinez keeps his place in goal for Arsenal this afternoon in the Community Shield against Liverpool. If the same team won both titles, the runner up of the Premier League is handed the nod to play for the season's curtain-raiser. The FA Community Shield is considered by UEFA and the English Football Association as the super cup in England. Bayern Munich 2-3 Manchester City [International Champions Cup]. Who’ll come out on top in the curtain raiser for the 2018/19 Premier League season! Pep Guardiola vs Maurizio Sarri. Chelsea, under new head coach Maurizio Sarri are lining up in what promises to be their customary formation for the new season: Just one hour to go… #CommunityShield pic.twitter.com/zdjHSHaEhv. The pair get to test themselves against one another once more, in a less pressurised environment than the Champions League would have been last year. Chelsea will be looking to set aside rumours of star players Willian, Hazard, Courtois being linked with moves away from the club as Sarri looks to become the first manager since David Moyes to win the Community Sheild in his first attempt. With Thibaut Courtois unavailable after his World Cup exertions, Willy Caballero starts in goal behind a four-man defence of Marcos Alonso, Antonio Rudiger, David Luiz and Cesar Azpilicueta. His replacement - Bernardo Silva - turned out to be the star of the show, with a second half brace, interspersed by the equaliser from youngster Lukas Nmecha. I am pretty sure they are one of the best teams in Europe at this moment.". Cesar Azpilicueta and Marcos Alonso are expected to play on the right and left, respectively, but it remains to be seen whether David Luiz or Andreas Christensen will partner Antonio Rudiger. New signing Willian, from Chelsea could be in-line to start vs Liverpool, but he may have to make do from the bench. Napoli, however, lost that game 4-2 and were similarly defeated 2-1 at the Etihad. Riyadh Mahrez was the only addition to he the team while they failed to lure in the Italian Jorginho after Chelsea signed him under the nose of Pep. Petr Cech saved his first penalty in Arsenal colours as he denied Ruben Loftus-Cheek in a 6-5 penalty shootout win, after both sides scored their first five. This tournament has been played since the 1908-09 season, with the Premier League winners facing the FA Cup champions. Summer signing Jorginho is the man in the engine room, with Cesc Fabregas and Ross Barkley for company. their respective owners. 100 points vs 70.
Manchester City: Bravo, Mendy, Laporte, Stones, Walker, Fernandinho, Mahrez, Foden, Silva, Aguero and Sane. Pep Guardiola had taken a young squad to the ICC and they didn't disappoint against Bayern, drawing high praise from their manager. The 17-year-old's run set Cesc Fabregas up for a shot - with Rudiger scoring from the ensuing corner - whilst he also coaxed a foul from Hector Bellerin to win a penalty, which Alvaro Morata missed, before forcing a save from Cech himself. New boss Maurizio Sarri will be looking to kick-start his life in England with a win as the Blues take on Manchester City today. That, in itself, makes for spectacular viewing. CITY XI | Bravo, Walker, Stones, Aguero, Laporte, Sane, Bernardo, Mendy, Fernandinho (c), Mahrez, Foden, SUBS | Ederson, Kompany, Gundogan, Otamendi, Jesus, Diaz, Gomes pic.twitter.com/SQvs5apXFI, — Manchester City (@ManCity) August 5, 2018. Your @HaysWorldwide #cfcvcity, Community Shield line-up!
Chelsea is without Eden Hazard, N'golo Kante, Oliver Giroud, Michy Batshuayi, Thibaut Courtois with all of them being given extended break after the World Cup exploits while Willian is also not expected to be involved after the Brazilian failed to turn up for training last week. The new Chelsea boss is a tactically intelligent coach, but stubbornness is often a vice. The Italian will also use this game as a chance to work out his preferred back four. The same goes for Oleksandr Zinchenko, who was nearly set to leave the Etihad this summer, but a series of impressive displays in the ICC has changed Guardiola's mind. The last time Manchester City won the Community Shield was in 2012 defeating today's opponents Chelsea 3-2 in a match played at Villa Park. At the centre of this was youngster Callum Hudson-Odoi. © 2020 Gfinity. He should do so this Sunday. Despite coming off in the first half against Bayern, there's "no significant damage" to Mahrez's ankle, and the winger will be fit for this Sunday's Community Shield fixture. The reigning Premier League champions Manchester City is having one of their quietest transfer windows in a very long time and the first one since the takeover from the City group. MUST READ | Watch: Chelsea recruit Jorginho’s mum gets teary eyed upon realising her son’s made it. Chelsea, last season’s FA Cup champions, are slight underdogs but will be raring to get the Sarri era in West London off to a flyer. New signing Jorginho is expected to make his debut for the Blues after a rather quiet transfer window for the Roman Abramovich owned club, that saw the arrival of just a single first team quality player. Jorginho is likely to be given his first competitive start, whilst Callum Hudson-Odoi is in line for a surprise appearance after his eye-catching display against Arsenal. e9.size = "300x250,300x600,160x600";
Sarri is a manager steeped in the traditions of possession. Neither the players nor the managers should disregard the Community Shield, as it's one final chance to stake a claim for first team opportunities ahead of the season. The Blues haven't had much time to adjust to Sarri's way of thinking, and this will show on Sunday. Although speculation continues to mount around Eden Hazard and Willian, the position with the most debate is the advanced central midfielder. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Exciting time to be at Arsenal, says Aubameyang after Community Shield win against Liverpool, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola vows to come back stronger next season, Juventus sack Maurizio Sarri as head coach, put Andrea Pirlo in charge for next season. Sitting at the base of their respective three-man midfielders - if Guardiola sticks with a 4-3-3 - both will be battling to get on the ball and exert their influence on the game's tempo, whilst also efficiently winning the ball back for their sides when out of possession. Benjamin Mendy, Aymeric Laporte, John Stones and Kyle Walker feature in the four-man defence while Fernandinho anchors their three-man midfield. FA Community Shield latest news, fixtures, live scores and results, tables, live streams, ladder and standings, including dates, kick-off times and schedule for the 2020 season.
The previous 4 editions of the FA Community Shield has been won by the FA Cup winners, with Manchester United the only team to win the FA Community Shield as reigning champions in 2013. Pep Guardiola has, perhaps unsurprisingly considering his affinity towards tinkering, started Claudio Bravo in goal and regular keeper Ederson warms the bench. 2018 FA Community Sheild: Manchester City vs Chelsea preview. SNS Web | New Delhi | August 5, 2018 6:44 pm, Chelsea players Jorginho (L) and Pedro (Photo: AFP). DON’T MISS | FA Community Shield preview: Avant-garde Chelsea take on confident Manchester City.
It looked as though Arsenal were heading for defeat as Alexandre Lacazette couldn't capitalise on his late flurry of chances, though he did eventually level in the third minute of injury time, guiding in Reiss Nelson's cross. "They are one of the best teams I have ever faced," the Spaniard said after the Citizens' 2-1 Champions League victory against Napoli in October 2017.
Taken competitively, this is a chance for Guardiola to reintegrate his World Cup participants, starting with Benjamin Mendy - the left back hasn't made a competitive appearance for City in a year. //-->. The stage is set for Chelsea vs Manchester City, the 2018 FA Community Shield, and the lineups for Sunday’s clash of the Premier League giants at Wembley Stadium in London have been revealed. Bernardo Silva and Phil Foden are supposed to be proving the Brazilian hardman with support in midfield, while Leroy Sane and Riyad Mahrez flank Sergio Aguero. At Chelsea, too, the likes of Callum Hudson-Odoi - who shone against Arsenal - Ross Barkley, Loftus-Cheek and Christensen are all looking to prove to Sarri that they deserve to start the season in the first team. New recruit Jorginho is expected to start his first real competitive match for Chelsea. Dani Ceballos has gone back to Real Madrid, so Arsenal lack a little creativity in midfield, with Mesut Ozil unlikely to be part of the team and Matteo Guendouzi and Lucas Torreira seemingly not in Mikel Arteta’s plans. Copyright © 2020 The Statesman Limited. FA Community Shield: Confirmed lineups, team news for Chelsea vs Manchester City, FA Community Shield preview: Avant-garde Chelsea take on confident Manchester City, Watch: Chelsea recruit Jorginho’s mum gets teary eyed upon realising her son’s made it, Indian Navy – Sri Lanka Navy maritime exercise SLINEX-20 off Trincomalee starts tomorrow, ‘Could you imagine if I lose?
Manchester City and Chelsea have announced their starting XIs for the Community Shield. Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is undefeated at Wembley winning 3 and drawing 1 with 2 victories coming in the last season against Tottenham and Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko, though, could start after featuring in pre-season. Misery, though, was compounded by the injury to Mahrez. Arsenal 1-1 Chelsea (Arsenal win 6-5 on penalties) [International Champions Cup].
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