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Manchester City and Manchester United qualified for the 2024 FA Community Shield as the winners of the 2023–24 Premier League and the 2023–24 FA Cup, respectively.It was the 194th Manchester derby to take place in all competitions and the third to take place in the Community Shield; Manchester United won both previous meetings in 1956 (when the competition was known as the Charity Shield ...
Although the Shield has had its share of historical moments – from Eric Cantona's first career hat-trick in 1992 [19] to Manchester United's first loss of 1999 ending a streak of 33 consecutive games without a defeat, [20] it has been dismissed by some as a ceremonial friendly that is not on par with other domestic honours in terms of prestige.
[29] [30] [31] Ahead of the 2016 FA Community Shield against Manchester United, Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri asked, "Why do you say this question, a friendly? When is the Community Shield a friendly? Of course we will be at the maximum and Manchester United will be at their maximum. The two teams want to win. I am very excited."
Last season’s treble-winners take on the side they overhauled at the end of the Premier League campaign
The Community Shield is always a game for the calendar - the official opening of elite action in England’s men’s game. This time around it’s treble-winners Manchester City and last season ...
Manchester City defeated Erik ten Hag's side to win their seventh FA Cup and as a result, Arsenal qualified for the 2023 FA Community Shield as Premier League runners-up. This was a rematch of the 1934 FA Charity Shield and 2014 FA Community Shield, which Arsenal won 4–0 [9] and 3–0, [10] respectively. Arsenal were the home team of the match.
The 2024–25 season is the 138th in the history of Manchester United, their 33rd season in the Premier League and their 50th consecutive and 100th overall season in the top flight of English football. The club is participating in the Premier League, the FA Cup, the EFL Cup, the UEFA Europa League and the Community Shield.
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said before the Community Shield that new signings Eric Djemba-Djemba and Kléberson had made his midfield stronger, in spite of selling first-team players David Beckham and Juan Sebastián Verón: "The two of them give us youth in that department and I think it's important to have young legs in there, particularly with the number of games we play."