Liverpool vs. Manchester City: the 1-0 of the ‘Reds’
Trent Alexander-Arnold has been the key man in the 1-0 of Liverpool vs. Manchester City for the Community Shield. The ‘Reds’ full-back was important in the construction of the whole maneuver and, of course, decisive in the resolution to defeat goalkeeper Ederson Moraes at King Power Stadium, Leicester's home.
Mohamed Salah and Darwin Núñez were key in ending the tie in the Community Shield. The Uruguayan, who made his official debut, generated the action that resulted in a penalty. Then, after the VAR review, the Egyptian beat goalkeeper Ederson Moraes to make it 2-1 for Liverpool vs. Manchester City from King Power Stadium.
The ‘Reds’, who were winning 1-0 thanks to Trent Alexander-Arnold's goal, suffered a blow from Julián Álvarez's equalizer, another debutant. Thus, Jürgen Klopp's team resolved to advance to harm the opponent. That's how Luis Díaz served on the side with the ‘Pharaoh’, who had a one-on-one with center-back Nathan Aké.
The African player looked up and sent a cross past the far post. In that spot, Núñez headed towards the goal, but was interrupted by Ruben Dias. The ball, after the ‘charrúa’'s shot, hit the hand of the Portuguese player. However, the referee ordered the game to continue. Nevertheless, the intervention of technology was decisive.
The match referee reviewed the action on the VAR monitor and rectified himself to sanction the penalty in favor of Liverpool. So, ‘Mo’ Salah took charge of taking that execution shortly before the end in Leicester. The ‘Reds’ striker hit the ball close to the post, where Ederson flew but couldn't prevent the second goal for Anfield's team.
Liverpool vs. Manchester City: the 1-0 of the ‘Reds’
Trent Alexander-Arnold has been the key man in the 1-0 of Liverpool vs. Manchester City for the Community Shield. The ‘Reds’ full-back was important in the construction of the whole maneuver and, of course, decisive in the resolution to defeat goalkeeper Ederson Moraes at King Power Stadium, Leicester's home.
Jürgen Klopp's team played the ball in the ‘Citizens’ field with the appearance of Fabinho, near the center circle, to connect with Joel Matip. The Anfield team's center-back opened up on the wing with Alexander-Arnold. Then, the full-back exchanged passes with Mohamed Salah and, once the defender had the ball again, he switched sides.
Pass to the opposite wing for Luis Díaz to control with his chest. Then, the Colombian connected with Thiago Alcántara, who found ‘Mo’ Salah on the opposite side. The Egyptian player controlled the ball with his foot and passed it to Trent. Finally, Alexander-Arnold hit it first-time. There was a deflection from Nathan Aké's head and that ended up disorienting Ederson for the 1-0 in the match.