This archive report was first published on 4 August 2019.
On a sweltering summer evening at Wembley, Manchester City drew first blood in their battle for supremacy with Liverpool, winning the Community Shield with a 5-4 penalty shoot-out victory after a 1-1 draw.
Manchester City's Raheem Sterling gave his team a first-half lead before Joel Matip grabbed a late equaliser for Liverpool in the annual curtain-raiser to the English top-flight season.
City's Claudio Bravo saved from Georginio Wijnaldum in the shoot-out, with Gabriel Jesus driving in the winning kick after successful efforts from Ilkay Gundogan, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
Manchester City's victory was a well-timed riposte for Pep Guardiola, who had been at the centre of a transfer controversy with Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp just days earlier.
Guardiola had hit back at Klopp's claim that City live in a transfer 'fantasy land', and his team's win showed that they are ready to flex their muscles once again.
City's victory was also a significant moment for their new signing, Spain midfielder Rodri, who made his debut for the club and showed why he was worth the club-record £63 million fee.
Despite the win, City's Leroy Sane was forced to leave the pitch in the 10th minute with an injury, which could be a concern for the team as they head into the new season.
