Liverpool lifted their 16th Community Shield after beating Manchester City 3-1 at the King Power Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Pep Guardiola likes to give his City side at least four weeks on holiday after the conclusion of the season and the international matches, and they looked rusty in the opening stages. It was Liverpool who started the brighter of the two sides and opened the scoring midway through the first half.
Trent Alexander-Arnold finished off a delightful move to give the Reds the lead, curling the ball into the far corner via a deflection after Mohamed Salah's lay off. City grew into the game and had opportunities to level through Erling Haaland but were unable to beat Adrian - up until Julian Alvarez's arrival on to the pitch.
