2019 FA Community Shield: Difference between revisions

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==Background==

{{Main|2018–19 Manchester City F.C. season|2018–19 Liverpool F.C. season}}

In the [[2018–19 in English football|2018–19 season]], Liverpool and Manchester City were in a heated title race, each going unbeaten in their first 15 league matches, and never more than three points apart in the table after the end of February.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48152845 |title=Premier League title: The tiny margins that divided Man City and Liverpool |last=Rostance |first=Tom |date=12 May 2019 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date= }}</ref> Despite being nine points behind Liverpool at Christmas, Manchester City won the league with 98 points, a point ahead of Liverpool.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/may/12/manchester-city-liverpool-premier-league-title |title=Manchester City pip Liverpool to title with crushing win at Brighton |last=Fifield |first=Dominic |date=12 May 2019 |work=The Guardian |access-date= }}</ref> Manchester City also won the [[2018–19 FA Cup]] and the [[2018–19 EFL Cup]], beating [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] [[2019 FA Cup Final|6–0 in the former]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/18/football/fa-cup-final-manchester-city-watford-spt-intl/index.html |title=Manchester City makes history with victory in FA Cup final |last= |first= |date=18 May 2019 |publisher=CNN |access-date= }}</ref> and defeating [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] 4–3 in a [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] after a 0–0 draw in [[2019 EFL Cup Final|the latter]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2019/02/24/chelsea-vs-manchester-city-carabao-cup-final-2019-live-score/ |title=Manchester City take the honours after Kepa Arrizabalaga antics overshadow otherwise drab League Cup final |last=Burt |first=Jason |date=25 February 2019 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |access-date= }}</ref> The final of the EFL Cup was also a rematch of the previous year's FA Community Shield which Manchester City won 2–0 with both goals scored by [[Sergio Agüero]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mancity.com/citytv/match-highlights/2018/august/chelsea-v-man-city-community-shield-brief-match-highlights |title=CHELSEA V CITY: BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS |date=6 August 2018 |publisher=Manchester City FC |access-date=3 August 2019}}</ref> Manchester City qualified for the 2018 FA Community Shield by winning the [[2017–18 Premier League]] with a record 100 points, the first of any English club in the top-flight since the introduction of the [[three points for a win]] rule.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/club/manchester-city/382/blog/post/3497698/man-citys-100-point-haul-equal-to-united-treble-winners-and-arsenal-invincibles |title=Man City's 100-point haul equal to United treble winners and Arsenal 'Invincibles' |last=Mooney |first=David |date=14 May 2018 |website=ESPN.com |access-date= }}</ref>

During 2018–19 the two teams only met in the league, playing out a goalless draw at [[Anfield]] on 7 October, as City's [[Riyad Mahrez]] missed a crucial [[penalty kick]] in the 84th minute,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/video/man-citys-riyad-mahrez-misses-penalty-kick-v-liverpool |title=Mahrez misses penalty kick with horrible attempt |last= |first= |date=7 October 2018 |publisher=NBC Sports |access-date=3 August 2019}}</ref> before Manchester City won 2–1 at the [[City of Manchester Stadium]] on 3 January, with goals from [[Sergio Agüero]] and [[Leroy Sané]] for City either side of [[Roberto Firmino]]'s effort for Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news |first=Phil |last=McNulty |title=Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool: Champions narrow gap on leaders to four points |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46690612 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 January 2019 |accessdate=7 August 2019}}</ref> That game was Liverpool's only loss during the 2018–19 Premier League season.