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Liverpool defeated defending champions Manchester City by 3-1 at King Power Stadium to clinch their first Community Shield title in I6 years.
Liverpool started like a house on fire with a lovely play from Salah on the Liverpool right, collecting a long ball from Fabinho then racing past Joao Cancelo before firing into the side netting.
Liverpool then got another opportunity in the 26 minutes when Mo Salah sent a parallel pass to Alexander-Arnold who latched on to it and whipped the ball across the Manchester City goal, there was a slight deflection from City defender Ake but the ball struck the goal post and entered the net.
Although, Manchester equalized in the 76 minutes when Alvarez latched on a blunder from Liverpool goalie, Adrian.
Liverpool however, got a goal back from the Penalty spot when Walker touched the ball in the 18-yard box.
New Signing Darwin Nunez who has been inspirational after being introduced in the second half got the third goal to seal a 3-1 win for the Reds.
Speaking in the post-match interview, Liverpool defender Trent Arnold was full of praises for his teammates for turning up against Man City.
“This one means a lot, to be honest. I think this is the third time we’ve been in [the Community Shield] and we haven’t been able to win it [until now] so that was our ambition going into it.
“We prepared hard this pre-season and this was our aim, our season started today. It was important for us to get off on the right foot and get a win – and especially get some silverware on board.
“It was a perfect start but it’s a long season – and we hope to win trophies along the way.”