The official curtain raiser of the new season sees European Champions Liverpool and domestic treble winners Manchester City face off in the Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on Sunday; 3pm kick off UK time.
Liverpool will be making their 22nd appearance in the domestic curtain raiser and have won this trophy on ten occasions, sharing it five times and finished as runners up six times. Man City are making their 12th appearance and have won it five times and also finished runners up six times.
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