HENDERSON, Nev. – The Las Vegas Raiders and Intermountain Health honored three young cancer survivors with an unforgettable experience in front of the crowd at Allegiant Stadium. Evelyn and Jerry, from Las Vegas, as well as Ruby from Utah, were honored pregame to a cheering crowd in front of the Al Davis Memorial Torch.
Days before the game, they were able to visit the Intermountain Health Performance Center where the Raiders train and practice. The children and their families attended part of practice, were memorably greeted by the full Raiders team, and received a personalized visit from Raiders players Alexander Mattison, Ameer Abdullah, and Andre James, and Raiderettes Camille and Kennedy.
Ali, Ruby’s mother shared, “Ruby and our family got to see the Raiders practice, have lunch at the Intermountain Health Performance Center, and go watch a game at the stadium. We got to hang out with other cancer kiddos, Intermountain Health, Andre James, and talk to fellow fans and strangers who recognized Ruby from the Jumbotron. We are so thankful to Intermountain Health for making this experience possible.
The Raiders, football, Intermountain Health – it’s all about the people. The more we connect as people, in whatever experience we are having, the richer life is. We are coming away from our experience feeling like we won the lottery. It’s been great getting to know fellow fighting families and meeting supportive strangers. We will keep the memories of these experiences forever.”
Young Evelyn is an energetic six-year-old. The aspiring “fashionista” keeps a happy smile despite being dealt with setbacks since she was 21 months old after finding a malignant brain tumor. She was transported by medical helicopter to Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City to begin surgery and her treatments. She is now cancer-free.
Jerry, also six years old, recently was diagnosed with retinoblastoma behind his right eye just after his last birthday. He is currently still receiving cancer treatments that did include the need to remove his right eye. Still, Hudson is the definition of resiliency. His family said he continues to seek out fun, is an avid video game player, and enjoys arts and crafts.
Jerry’s mother Amber shared, “Our whole experience the last couple of weeks with the Raiders and Intermountain Health has been so amazing! Meeting families, connecting, and sharing has been wonderful. Jerry has had core memories made and we are extremely grateful for the opportunity to have been a part of it.”
Ruby, the oldest honoree at 11 years old, also started her cancer journey at a very young age. Doctors found around 40 tumors on her lungs when she was barely three years old. This was a rare melanoma tumor and determined to be Stage 4 cancer. During that time, statistically, there was not much hope.
A new clinical trial was Ruby’s best chance, and it would be the difference she needed as she is now cancer-free. Although the clinical trial therapy had major side effects that she had to navigate, today she loves to play sports, especially soccer and swimming.
The honor from the Raiders and Intermountain caps a rollercoaster that Ruby and her family have endured to the happy occasion.
All of this year’s cancer patients honored were also patients at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital.
Anderson Cooper was hit by flying debris during a live broadcast Wednesday while reporting on Hurricane Milton in Florida.
The CNN anchor was reporting from the shore of the Manatee River in Bradenton, Fla., south of Tampa, describing the scene as violent winds blew past him and heavy rainfall drenched him and his equipment.
“The water now is really starting to pour over,” Cooper said as he trudged through the water, which was gushing over the bank he was walking on.
“If you look at the ground, whoa…,” he said, stopping short as a white object slammed into his torso. “OK, that wasn’t good.”
The “Anderson Cooper 360” host resumed his reporting, noting that he would probably go inside shortly. “But you can see the amount of water here on the ground. This is water from the Manatee River.”
The footage then cut to the CNN studio and “The Source” anchor Kaitlan Collins reassured viewers about her colleague.
“I do want to note for everyone watching who is very concerned obviously about all of our correspondents and anchors on the ground, Anderson is OK,” she said. “Just obviously understandably difficult to establish a connection when you’re seeing what’s happening with the wind and the rain. And obviously the deteriorating conditions by the minute.”
Cooper, who joined CNN in 2001, has repeatedly reported from the scenes of crises, famously decamping to the Gulf Coast for much of September 2005 to deliver emotionally wrought reports about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina’s destruction.
Hurricane Milton made landfall near Siesta Key — a barrier island near Sarasota — around 8:30 p.m. Eastern time Wednesday. It left a path of destruction in its wake, with surges up to 10 feet and 120-mph winds that pounded communities across the state, flooded homes, downed trees and cut power to 3 million Floridians. Milton is the third hurricane to make landfall in Florida this year; it comes less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene barrelled into the rural Big Bend region of the state’s panhandle, then moved on to Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee, killing more than 230 people across multiple states.
As Milton pulled offshore Thursday morning and moved onto the Atlantic Ocean, it weakened to a Category 1 hurricane, but officials warned that a large swath of the state’s east coast was still under threat. In St. Petersburg, the hurricane tore most of the roof off Tropicana Field, the Tampa Bay Rays’ stadium. It also pushed a construction crane off the roof of a partially built luxury high-rise onto an office building that houses the offices of the Tampa Bay Times newspaper.
Times staff writer Jenny Jarvie and intern Sandra McDonald contributed to this report.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Actor Kathryn Hahn met with a person she describes as a real-life witch every week to help her further embrace her role as the witch Agatha Harkness in the show “Agatha All Along.”
“Her mission was to try to de-trope what we see as witches and really add the aspect of community and nature,” Hahn said.
The Marvel miniseries created by director Jac Schaeffer serves as a spin-off of the Emmy-winning Disney Plus series “WandaVision,” also created by Schaeffer.
Hahn reprises her role as Harkness from “WandaVision” and is joined by Debra Jo Rupp, who reprises her role as Mrs. Hart; Aubrey Plaza; Joe Locke; Patti LuPone; Sasheer Zamata and Ali Ahn.
The first two of the nine episodes of “Agatha All Along” arrive on Disney Plus on Wednesday.
The show picks up after the events of “WandaVision,” as Harkness finds herself still trapped in the town of Westview, New Jersey, under a trance.
However, she is able to escape from the town with the help of a goth teenage witch who encourages her to regain her powers by facing the trials of the legendary “Witches’ Road.”
Together, Harkness and the goth youth, who is called “Teen” since his name is not immediately revealed, recruit other witches to join their new coven and embark on a journey for magical powers.
For Schaeffer, it was important to tell a story about women in power and assemble a team of writers that could explore the different supernatural gifts that witches across mythology and popular culture possess.
“I tasked the writers with really in-depth research,” she said.
“They all had sort of different areas of interest. You know, one writer was really into tarot. One writer was very into herbology and trees, and then others were big fans of certain kinds of witchy content,” she added.
Another aspect of women in power that struck the cast and creatives was that the coven of women witches was created by real-life women.
“I mean directed by women, written by a woman, acted by women, and Joe (Joe Locke),” Rupp said, highlighting the majority work from women on the series.
For Ahn, the miniseries also shows the range of what it means to be a powerful woman by introducing complex and flawed characters.
“There’s not just one way that you can embody power,” Ahn said. “You know, there’s all the witches, all the characters are so different. I think that’s pretty remarkable. It’s like, the diversity of the way in which these women will show up, you know, literal and emotional.”
The coven also expressed themselves through music, including a special witches’ song called “The Ballad of the Witches’ Road” that they sing together.
For three-time Tony-winning Broadway performer Patti LuPone, playing the witch named Lilia Calderu felt like it was meant to be.
“You know, it becomes fated or destiny when you start to recognize, ‘OK, I played a witch in ‘Penny Dreadful’ and now I’m playing another witch,” LuPone said.
“I’ve done tarot in ‘American Horror Story,’ and now, it’s this,” she added.
(Reporting by Danielle Broadway and Rollo Ross; Editing by Mary Milliken and Jonathan Oatis)
UPDATED, 4:58 p.m. ET: Reddit, the internet’s popular discussion hub, encountered widespread outages and errors for nearly an hour Wednesday.
User reports of problems with Reddit spiked just before 4 p.m. ET on Aug. 28, when there were more than 76,000 error reports, according to monitoring site Downdetector. Error messages displayed on Reddit pages included “We have encountered an error. Please try again later” and “We were unable to load the content for this page.” The error reports on Downdetector indicated that the Reddit app was also experiencing problems.
A message posted on Reddit’s status page at 4:16 p.m. ET indicated “Degraded Performance for reddit.com” with a note that said “We are currently investigating this issue.” An update at 4:45 p.m. ET said that “A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results,” and access to the site and app was soon restored.
The company has experienced technical problems in the past, including a major outage in August of last year and a five-hour outage in March 2023. According to Reddit, there more than 100,000 active communities from around the world across the site, spanning numerous topics and interest areas.
Reddit launched an IPO this past March, raising $519 million. The company, once billed as “the front page of the internet,” reported 2023 revenue of $804.0 million, up 21% year over year, and a net loss of $90.8 million compared with a $158.6 million loss the year prior.
For the second quarter, Reddit said daily active uniques users increased 51% year-over-year to 91.2 million. It narrowed its net loss to $10.1 million (versus a net loss of $41.1 million in the prior-year quarter) while revenue rose 54% year-over-year to $281.2 million.
Reddit was acquired by Condé Nast in 2006 for $10 million, soon after it launched in 2005. In 2011, Condé Nast spun out the site, while parent Advance Publications retained a minority stake. Other investors in Reddit include OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, China’s Tencent Holdings, Fidelity, Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz.
Everyone knows moving can be hard, whether it’s across the street, country or internationally. On this National Dog Day, I am celebrating my dog, Thor, for helping my husband and me adjust to moving to our first home.
As many millennials know, it’s difficult to near impossible to find a first home these days. When my husband Brad and I finally did, we were excited to find an affordable home in a cul-de-sac community reminiscent of one of my guilty pleasures, Hallmark Christmas movies. Moving in and making the home our own was the easy part. Getting to know our neighbors was a bit harder.
There are many children in the community, and we don’t have any yet, so it wasn’t like we could connect with neighbors based on us having little ones at home. Well, actually, we do have a “little one” of the canine variety. Instead of meeting neighbors based on our children being in the same school district, our bat-eared, googly-eyed, smiley Frenchie Thor trotted out of our garage the second day we moved in.
Thor is almost 2 years old, and in the short time we’ve had him, he made himself part of a group of men who played poker Wednesday nights in our old apartment building (he would grab a bite of hot dog or a pizza crust as he passed through). His big personality has allowed us to stay in touch with three of his littermate brothers, who are all as equally funny and mischievous. His social butterfly personality truly shined that day he trotted out of our garage though.
He met all the children in our cul-de-sac, play bowing, wiggling his bottom, and panting with excitement. You could tell in his eyes how excited he was the evening they let him play “outfielder” in their pick-up baseball game, even though we all knew he’d run away with the ball. He enjoyed a pup cup from the ice cream truck that drove through the neighborhood, until he promptly threw it up in a neighbor’s front lawn (#Frenchieproblems).
Because of Thor, we have gotten to know our entire street. Because of Thor, we were able to cultivate a sense of community. Thor has no qualms about approaching new people, introducing himself, and being true to his personality—I’ll put it this way, he has the word “exuberant” at the top of his chart at his veterinary office.
On this National Dog Day, let’s thank our dogs for all that they give us, whether it’s companionship when we’re feeling lonely, unconditional love, or in Thor’s case, a sense of community.
The game started off in a slow fashion, with Alejandro Garnacho breaking the deadlock in the 82nd minute with a stunning strike, before Bernardo Silva equalised with just a minute of normal time to take the game to penalties at Wembley.
There were just two misses from Bernardo Silva and Jadon Sancho in the first five penalties, which included a goal from Ederson, before it went to sudden death.
Jonny Evans did not look confident stepping up for his side’s eighth and ended up firing over the bar, while Akanji rolled his into the back of the net to give Pep Guardiola’s side the victory.
Community Shield LIVE: Man City v Man United
Penalties: MCI 7-6 MUN – Akanji wins Community Shield for Man City in sudden death penalties
FT: Game is going to penalties MCI 1-1 MUN
GOAL! Bernardo Silva hits equaliser – MCI 1-1 MUN (‘89)
GOAL! Alejandro Garnacho breaks deadlock with stunning strike – MCI 0-1 MUN (‘82)
Half time: Man City 0-0 Manchester United
Premier League champions Man City face FA Cup winners Manchester United
Community Shield is a rematch of FA Cup final, won by United against their rivals
Man City XI: Ederson, Lewis, Akanji, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic, O’Reilly; Bobb, McAtee, Doku; Haaland.
Manchester United’s missing piece exposed as Manchester City end Community Shield streak
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There are times in recent years when it has felt that Manchester City have had an annual ritual. Lose the Community Shield, win the Premier League. Their seasons started in disappointment and ended in glory. But, the runners-up three times in a row have finally got their hands on a trophy they value less than most. City came from behind in the game and then the shootout, showing resilience and a determination to beat Manchester Unitedwith a weakened team.
There was a redemptive moment for Manuel Akanji, who scored the winning spot kick in a marathon shootout. He had missed from 12 yards when Switzerland exited Euro 2024 to England but, after seven teammates had stepped up, was called upon to apply the final touch. There was a starring role for Ederson who, with City behind in the shootout, palmed Jadon Sancho’s penalty onto the post and then calmly scored himself. There was a remarkably eventful cameo from Bernardo Silva, who equalised in the 89th minute only to then miss City’s first penalty.
Manchester United’s missing piece exposed as Man City end Community Shield streak
Pep Guardiola explains reasons behind Man City selling Julian Alvarez to Atletico Madrid
Guardiola revealed he gave his approval to the World Cup winner’s move and accepted Alvarez probably wanted more first-team football after understudying Erling Haaland.
Guardiola explains reasons behind Man City selling Alvarez to Atletico
Aaron Wan-Bissaka nears Manchester United exit as West Ham talks advance
Talks between the clubs are progressing well and United are expected to move for Bayern Munich’s Noussair Mazrouai if the right-back is sold.
Wan-Bissaka, who has one year left on his contract at Old Trafford, is likely to cost around £17m.
It had been thought personal terms could be an issue, given his salary at United, but there is growing confidence that he will move on.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka nears Manchester United exit as West Ham talks advance
Pep Guardiola prepared to wait for right players despite Manchester City’s increasing need for ‘deputies’
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Pep Guardiola was staring at the start of a season that could span 48 weeks for Manchester City. He has often sounded the alarm about the impact of a crowded schedule for players and the Club World Cup will only add to it. He also reflected on the challenge City face to retain the Premier League title. “Everyone wants the crown that we have worn for four years,” he said. “I understand it.” Some of his rivals do more than merely want it: they seek to strengthen to secure it. Manchester Unitedhave been more active in the transfer market. “They’ve done it for many years, but it’s not news; just when City spend,” noted Guardiola. It could be seen as an observation or a dig.
And if it has been a quiet summer in the blue side of Manchester, with only Savinho arriving, Julian Alvarez’s departure to Atletico Madrid raises the question if City will be weaker this season. “I’m very pleased with the squad for the quality of human beings and the quality,” countered Guardiola. He has touted the introduction of the teenager Nico O’Reilly to the squad and the return of James McAtee from loan at Sheffield United, while admitting Sergio Gomez, another fringe figure, is a loss.
Guardiola prepared to wait for right players despite Man City’s need for ‘deputies’
Matthijs de Ligt poised for Manchester United transfer as fee agreed
De Ligt, who captained the Ajax team Erik ten Hag took to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019, is likely to become the second centre-back United have bought this year, after Leny Yoro.
The 24-year-old has been a target throughout the transfer window and United, who were reluctant to pay a huge fee, reached a breakthrough in talks with Bayern.
Matthijs de Ligt poised for Manchester United transfer as fee agreed
Jonny misses from the spot as City beat United to Community Shield title
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A horror moment for Manchester United veteran Jonny Evans gifted the Community Shield to Manchester City after a penalty shoot-out.
Evans lifted his spot-kick over the crossbar before Manuel Akanji tucked in the winning penalty as Pep Guardiola’s side secured the first silverware of the season.
Alejandro Garnacho thought he had inflicted more Wembley misery on the four-time Premier League winners when he repeated his FA Cup final goalscoring heroics from just 77 days earlier with nine minutes remaining.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 7-6 on pens – MAN CITY WIN THE COMMUNITY SHIELD
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United’s focus will now turn to their first Premier League match, which takes place this Friday.
They play Fulham in the Premier League opener at Old Trafford – that game kicks off at 8pm BST on Friday, 16 August.
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Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 7-6 on pens – MAN CITY WIN THE COMMUNITY SHIELD
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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is last to speak to ITV. He says it was a “tough result to take”.
“When the performance is right, when you lose, everyone feels this. It hurts in your stomach. You have to feel pain and we have to hurt. We have to take this belief in to the league.
“We did very good to produce the second goal in the FA Cup final before half-time and weren’t able to do that here,” he adds.
On Jadon Sancho, he says that the England winger “is a very good penalty taker and today he missed but that is part of the game”.
“We managed to be on an equal level with Man City and got [Marcus] Rashford high on the pitch and good defending. We created chances, we got pressure in the ball and in possession we had some very good chances from this, so there are many positives we can take,” he adds.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 7-6 on pens – MAN CITY WIN THE COMMUNITY SHIELD
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City have their seventh Community Shield win, after victories in 1937, 1968, 1972, 2012, 2018 and 2019.
They begin their season a week on Sunday, as they return to London to play Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
That match kicks off at 4.30pm BST on Sunday, 18 August.
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Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 7-6 on pens – MAN CITY WIN THE COMMUNITY SHIELD
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Guardiola is next to speak to ITV.
“At this stage of the season, in Manchester I know what it means for the fans,” he says. “To start the season with a title is good”.
“I love the personality to take it, and he did it,” he says about Akanji. Regarding Ederson, he says that the Brazilian is “our best penalty taker, alongside Erling and Kevin”.
On Bobb, he says: “What action. He’s really good in small spaces, his work ethic is so aggressive”.
“[It was] a difficult game, and after 35 [minutes], we lost a lot of balls, and in transitions they are one of the best teams in the world,” he continues.
“The lesson is…it’s nice to play this game becausew you won something in the lats season. Now we see how the players come back, try and create a routine.
“The target is not to win the Premier League, but the next game.”
FT: Man City 1-1 Manchester United
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Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 7-6 on pens – MAN CITY WIN THE COMMUNITY SHIELD
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Oscar Bobb, who was awarded man of the match, is the next to speak to ITV. He says it’s a “great feeling” to win today.
“[It’s] the first time we’ve won it in three or four years, so it’s amazing,” he says.
“I think the belief, all the way through we had it, we kept going, and then it [the goal] came.
“I though it was going to be Erling, but Bernardo was there,” he adds
He’s asked if Ederson is the best penalty taker at City, to which he replies: “I haven’t seen him miss!“
“It’s another trophy, its a great start,” he says as he’s given the MOTM award.
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Trophy number 18 for Man City under Pep Guardiola. Not a bad return.
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Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 7-6 on pens – MAN CITY WIN THE COMMUNITY SHIELD
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Manuel Akanji was the first player to speak to ITV after the match, and he calls it “a great start to the season”.
“I let the others shoot first because obviously when you miss a penalty [as he did against England at Euro 2024], you don’t go into the next one with that much confidence. I told Ederson I would shoot it down the middle in training so I did it and it went in.
“It wasn’t easy. We played well, United got a bit better before it went to 1-0. Then it was a great cross from Oscar [Bobb] and Bernardo’s header.
“Ederson is probably the best penalty taker in our team, Erling [Haaland] as well. When Ederson takes the penalty I know it is a goal.
“I haven’t won the Community Shield yet so I’m really happy that I got this trophy as well and we look forward to hopefully win the next one soon.”
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 7-6 on pens – MAN CITY WIN THE COMMUNITY SHIELD
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City have avoided being just the second team – after United – to lose four Community Shield matches in a row.
They lost on penalties to Arsenal before winning the league last year – will we see the same outcome in May 2025?
For United, it’s a disappointing start to the season, but they know the importance of three points in their Premier League opener. The signing of De Ligt looks almost certain, but their midfield needs addressing immediately if they’re to get top four.
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Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 7-6 on pens – MAN CITY WIN THE COMMUNITY SHIELD
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A similar story for United, with players who probably shouldn’t even be at the club letting them down once more.
For City, their ever-reliable players get them through the game once more, with Bernardo Silva scoring the equaliser and even Ederson converting a penalty (as well as saving one)!
The trophy ceremony will be up soon.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 7-6 on pens – MAN CITY WIN THE COMMUNITY SHIELD
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Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 7-6 on pens – MAN CITY WIN THE COMMUNITY SHIELD
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Manuel Akanji’s penalty is blasted down the middle and City take the win in the curtain-raiser! They go one better than last season.
Plenty of antics once again from Onana, but for nothing in the end.
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Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 7-6 on pens
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GOAL!
It will be Akanji to win it for City. He scores and City win the Community Shield!
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 6-6 on pens
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MISSED!
Evans makes his way to the penalty spot – and he rifles a terrible effort over! So poor.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 6-6 on pens
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GOAL!
Dias is next for City. He confidently dispatches his penalty, with Onana going the wrong way once more.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 5-6 on pens
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GOAL!
Martinez steps up and sends Ederson the wrong way too! A stutter and then right into the side-netting.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 5-5 on pens
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GOAL!
A superb pen from Nunes – the best of the day as he rifles into the roof of the net.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 4-5 on pens
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GOAL!
McTominay up next, and he doesn’t look to confident, but his pen has enough power to creep past Ederson despite the Brazilian diving the right way.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 4-4 on pens
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GOAL!
Ederson steps up and dispatches confidently, winning the battle of the ‘keepers. He sent Onana the wrong way too!
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 3-4 on pens
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GOAL!
Casemiro is composed as he steps up and sends Ederson the wrong way. Ederson will take next!
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 3-3 on pens
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GOAL!
Savinho steps up and it’s as confident as you like, side-footing into the corner and sending Onana the wrong way.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 2-3 on pens
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SAVED!
Sancho steps up, and he doesn’t look to confident. He fires a poor penalty to Ederson’s left, and the Brazilian gets an arm to it.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 2-3 on pens
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GOAL!
Haaland is the next taker. He confidently sends Onana the wrong way. Not fazed at all.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 1-3 on pens
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GOAL!
Garncacho is another with a leisurely run-up, but he sends Ederson the wrong way and clips it wide into the side-netting. Great pen.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 1-2 on pens
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GOAL!
De Bruyne is next for City. A small stutter in the run-up and he sends Onana the wrong way to get City on the board.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 0-2 on pens
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GOAL!
Dalot steps up for United and fires a low effort that Ederson reaches, but he can’t save it due to the power on it!
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 0-1 on pens
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SAVED! Bernardo Silva is the first taker for City.
He takes a leisurely run-up and hits it low, and Onana dives the right way and saves!
Man City 1-1 Manchester United: 0-1 on pens
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So we head to penalties. They’ll be taken at the United end. Fernandes is up first!
The Portuguese steps up with his usual run-up and slips it past Ederson into the opposite corner.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United
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95 mins
Kovacic skips past the challenge in midfield as City look for a late winner. They shift it across to De Bruyne, who plays in a dangerous ball that Onana eventually collects.
The referee blows the final whistle and the Community Shield goes to penalties for the fourth time in eight seasons.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United
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93 mins
A free-kick for United near the edge of the City box as it’s handled. Plenty of players up for United, but the ball in from Fernandes doesn’t even beat the first man.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United
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90 mins
Doesn’t look like we’re seeing Zirkzee today for United, which is a strange decision.
City attack as they look for the winner, and United are lucky to clear as they were wide open there.
Man City 1-1 Manchester United
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90 mins
Oscar Bobb comes on for Kevin De Bruyne, as the referee adds five minutes on for injury time.
GOAL! Man City 1-1 Manchester United
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89 mins
GOAL! City get for the equaliser.
Great play down the right wing from Bobb and Lewis, with the former getting in behind the United defence and clipping a cross over to the far post. Bernardo Silva has lost Pellistri, and he nods into a practically open goal!
Man City 0-1 Manchester United
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86 mins
Bernardo Silva gets the second booking of the day as he comes in very late on Garnacho.
Man City 0-1 Manchester United
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84 mins
Jadon Sancho has come on for Marcus Rashford, who will be pleased with his performance overall (though he should’ve had a goal).
City are looking for a goal now, with United dropping deeper as they look to keep their lead.
GOAL! Man City 0-1 Manchester United
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82 mins
GOAL!
The deadlock is broken. Collyer wins the ball and Pellistri ships it in field to Fernandes. He sweeps it wide to Garnacho, who drives into the box with a diagonal run, cutting inside and eventually releasing a low shot that creeps past Ederson!
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81 mins
Bernardo Silva has come on for McAtee in the third City change so far.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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79 mins
CLOSE! Close again from United as Rashford heads the corner back across goal, but McTominay narrowly misses as he tries to connect with it in front of goal!
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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77 mins
Another good chance for United there, and the commentators say that Erik ten Hag will be ‘pleased’ with the overall performance, but the finishing has still been lacking, as it often was last season.
Garnacho goes with the long-range effort and his shot is deflected behind.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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CLOSE! So close from United.
It’s so simple too, as a great pass over the top from Fernandes feeds Garnacho in behind the City defence. City are back-pedalling, and Garnacho plays a lovely ball straight to Rashford, who just needs to tap it in on target for a certain goal. But it comes off his ankle and hits the base of the post!
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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73 mins
United resorting to counter-attacking mostly now, as City pile on the pressure, with Bobb and Savinho a constant threat on each wing.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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70mins
A great pass from Onana sets McTominay away, but he’s fouled almost midway into the City half.
United have a breakaway attack and Fernandes is nearly through, but he doesn’t have the pace and rifles a shot straight at Ederson.
City counter, and a brilliant last-ditch challenge from Martinez prevents Savinho from a goalscoring opportunity.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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67 mins
Savinho’s first involvement sees him lay it off to Nunes, who wins a corner. City work it from the clearance, but Pellistri blocks at the back post.
City come again, with Savinho easily beating Pellistri, but there’s nobody to meet his cross.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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65 mins
Nicely worked from United as Fernandes and Garnacho combine to get United to the edge of the box, before the Portuguese clips a ball into McTominay in the box, but the Scot can’t get it under control.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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63 mins
City’s turn to make changes. Matheus Nunes and Savinho come on, the latter for his debut. Doku and O’Reilly make way.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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61 mins
It’s United’s turn to press City in defence, though City play out in their usual manner. City attack, with Doku getting the better of Pellistri before Gvardiol curls an effort wide from outside of the box.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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59 mins
United make four changes. Diallo, Mount, Maguire and Mainoo make way.
Pellistri, McTominay, Garnacho and Toby Collyer come on. Minutes in the legs for some, but those changes don’t exactly increase United’s chances of winning.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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57 mins
Kovacic intercepts the loose pass from Casemiro, but Dalot does well to take it from Doku. United sweep it wide to Diallo, who eventually ships it to Fernandes, but his cross is headed behind by Lewis.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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DISALLOWED GOAL!
It’s clearly offside, but it was brilliant from Fernandes.
He latches on to the through ball and cuts back, eventually curling a shot over Ederson and into the far corner.
The VAR check is quick, and it’s ruled out.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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53 mins
Well played from Casemiro in defence to dispossess Doku in the box, but United can’t capitalise as ball over the top to Rashford is intercepted.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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51 mins
The second half has started in a similar way to the first, with United knocking it around the back and City not bothering to press as of yet.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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49 mins
United have started with more purpose than they had during a lot of the first half, but they’re struggling a little when they have the ball near the City box. The lack of centre-forward has been telling so far.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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46 mins
Some great play from Mainoo to scoop a pass out of a tight area to Fernanfes. The Portuguese plays Rashford in behind the defence, though he can’t make anything as City get numbers back.
Kick-off: Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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McAtee gets the second half started in London.
HALF-TIME: Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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Both teams are back out onto the pitch now. No changes at half-time from either manager.
Both sides have new signings on the bench – United have the Netherlands’ Joshua Zirkzee, signed from Bologna, while City have new Brazilian Savinho, who spent the last season impressing for Girona in La Liga.
HALF-TIME: Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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A few minutes away from the second half now. Will we see penalties or will one of these sides take it in normal time?
A reminder that the Community Shield goes straight to penalties, rather than extra-time, if there’s no winner in the 90.
HALF-TIME: Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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HALF-TIME: Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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The referee blows the whistle and we go into the break at 0-0. Not a classic by any means – United probably with the better chances overall, but City dominated as usual in parts too.
Not a lot to read into for City, with a severely depleted squad but a clear plan. For United, there have been flashes of attacking innovation, but the way they played in parts won’t be the cause for a lot of hope among their fans.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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45 mins
There’ll be two minutes of added time, as Mainoo can’t quite connect with a Fernandes free-kick.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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43 mins
Great carrying from Kovacic as he wins the ball off Fernandes and surges towards the United box. He lays it off to Doku, who tries a shot from a similar to where he scored in the cup final, but this one is off-target.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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41 mins
Great play from Lewis as he gets into the box, works the space past Mainoo and cuts the ball back, but Maguire is there to intervene.
Both Maguire and Casemiro are receiving treatment.
No shots on target yet from either side, but United with the best two chances of the game so far.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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39 mins
A confident spell of possession from City as they look to take the sting out of the recent spell of United pressure.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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34 mins
Fernandes with the long-range effort that hits Dias square in the face, and he has to take a time-out.
United come forward again and it’s another well-worked move, with Fernandes laying off to Casemiro, and the Brazilian playing the one-two with Mainoo on the edge of the box before shipping it wide to Rashford. He’s got plenty of space as he opens his body up to curl it towards the far post, but it’s wide.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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31 mins
CLOSE! Brilliant from Amad Diallo!
Fernandes ships it down the line to the Ivorian, who plays a one-two with Casemiro. The Brazilian plays a lovely return to slip it behind the defence, and Diallo is one-v-one, but he tries to square it to Mount rather than shoot!
Maybe a bit harsh to say he should’ve shot, but some brilliant play nonetheless.
Dare I say, more impressive than anything I saw Antony do last season.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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28 mins
Fernandes nicks the ball off O’Reilly and United spread it wide to Diallo. He runs at Gvardiol and squeezes in between him and Doku, but his shot is wide.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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26 mins
United’s first foray forward in a while ends with Rashford playing a good cross-field ball to Fernandes, whose lay-off into the path of Diallo is slightly overhit.
Unitedeventually regain possession though, as Ederson fires a pass out of play.
62 per cent possession for City overall.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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24 mins
CLOSE!
United give the ball away in defence, and it’s straight to Bobb. He turns and flicks it into the path of McAtee – he weighs up the curled effort in the box and it’s great technique, but he hits the post!
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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23 mins
City are starting to press higher when United have the ball, forcing them into going long – and we know how that ends. United are struggling to threaten at the moment.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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22 mins
Fernandes is chasing shadows at the moment whenever Onana punts the ball long up to him, which has happened on a few occasions.
A half-chance for City as Lewis carries and then, facing no pressure, bursts into the box before hanging up a cross, which is deflected towards the back post. Haaland can’t get clean contact with his back to goal.
Moments later, Bobb goes closest as he picks it up on the wing, cuts inside Martinez to find the angle, and blasts well over.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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18 mins
Straight away, Doku wins the next battle against Dalot too, and follows it up by skipping past Maguire and into the box. He clips a cross backwards towards O’Reilly, but it’s too far back and the danger’s gone.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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16 mins
Casemiro’s clearance earlier is the closest the ball has got to either goal so far.
Doku wins the latest battle against Dalot as the full-back brings the Belgian down on halfway.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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14 mins
Nice feet from McAtee on the edge of the United box, but his cross can’t find a blue shirt.
Harry Maguire is briefly down as he collides with Haaland as the Norwegian chased a pass to Onana.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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12 mins
City are starting to impose themselves now, having kept a large chunk of possession over the last five minutes or so, though it ends when the cross-field ball goes out for a goal kick.
Ridiculous from Jonny Evans as he fails to clear and gives away a needless corner.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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9 mins
Bobb’s corner is a good one and Casemiro does well to head away at the near post. United clear the second corner, but Diallo fouls Lewis as he tries to win possession.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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8 mins
United have actually set up with Fernandes more as a false 9, with Mount at 10 and Rashford on the wing. It would be nice to see Zirkzee at some point from a United point of view.
Bobb and Haaland look for the one-two on the edge of the United box, but there’s a little too much on it from the City striker. Moments later, they win their first corner of the match.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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4 mins
So no De Bruyne, Silva, Foden, Walker or Rodri for City today, though looking at the United defence, you would probably still fancy City to nick it come full-time.
The presence of Jonny Evans and Casemiro at the start of the 2024/25 season will not be a comfort to any United fans, that’s for sure.
No chances at all yet, with both teams trying to settle.
Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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2 mins
A cagey opening couple of minutes, with neither side able to keep sustained possession. United are passing it around in their defensive third, with City happy to leave them to it for now.
Kick-off! Man City 0-0 Manchester United
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Bruno Fernandes gets us underway in the annual Premier League curtain-raiser.
Man City vs Manchester United
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The teams are ut on the pitch and lining up for the national anthem and the match will get underway in just three minutes’ time
Matthijs de Ligt poised for Manchester United transfer as fee agreed
De Ligt, who captained the Ajax team Erik ten Hag took to the Champions League semi-finals in 2019, is likely to become the second centre-back United have bought this year, after Leny Yoro.
The 24-year-old has been a target throughout the transfer window and United, who were reluctant to pay a huge fee, reached a breakthrough in talks with Bayern.
The German club will make a loss on De Ligt, selling him for an initial €45m, plus a further €5m in add-ons, after buying him for €67m from Juventus in 2022.
Matthijs de Ligt poised for Manchester United transfer as fee agreed
Pep Guardiola reveals Jack Grealish injury
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Pep Guardiola said to ITV ahead of the match: “We are here because we did something good last season. The rival deserves to be here because they won something.
“In the holidays the energy is gone but once you start the competitions the energy rises. Waiting for all the squad to come back and see how we are training and what is our mentality to see what is going to happen.
“Unfortunately Jack [Grealish] was a little bit niggles. He had some discomfort and didn’t feel good yesterday.
“The mentality will be to try and play.”
Erik ten Hag speaks ahead of the Community Sheild
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The Manchester United manager told ITV: “The FA Cup final win was a long time ago, I almost forgot, it was last season so look forwards. It was a very good performance, we overperformed probably but we have to do that consistently.”
When asked about pre-season, he said: “Mixed, many players were not available. We just have one week and then this game before we have to go into the new season. I don’t like friendlies, I like real action.”
On the new season, he said: ““I’m always excited. The future. You start on zero, you have to prove yourself for a season. You want to win again, you want to make a next step so it is a lot about moving forward.”
Community Shield LIVE: Man City v Man United
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Just 15 minutes until kick-off now. Will this match go as expected and end with a fairly straightforward win? The bookies seem to think so.
But with a weaker-than-usual starting eleven for both sides, who knows what could happen as both try and get up to speed early on ahead of the beginning of the Premier League season.
A reminder that United kick off their season in the Premier League opener on Friday, 16 August, while City travel back to London to start their campaign against Chelsea.
Man City vs Manchester United
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The players are out there warming up and here are some photos of them in action:
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Head-to-head
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These two sides have played a total of 193 matches in all competitions, with the first match taking place in 1891. The first game with both under their current club names took place in 1902.
As it stands United have won 79 games, with City winning 61 and 53 ending as draws.
The most recent match was of course that 2-1 win in the FA Cup final for Manchester United, though City won both league games last season: 3-0 at Old Trafford and 3-1 at the Etihad.
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Match stats
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This match marks United’s first appearance in the Community Shield since a 2-1 win over Leicester in 2016 in Jose Mourinho’s first match in charge.
Both City and United have been runners-up nine times in Community Shield matches. Whoever loses today will be the first club to do so on 10 occasions.
The last time these two sides met in the Community Shield was in 2011, when City went 2-0 before a second-half United comeback stole the match in injury time, courtesy of a Nani winner.
Pre-match stats
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This is the eighth time in the history of the Community Shield that the match has been a repeat of the previous season’s FA Cup final, with the most recent two coming in 2007 (Man Utd v Chelsea) and 2017 (Arsenal v Chelsea).
This is the fourth consecutive year Manchester City are appearing in the Community Shield, though they failed to win the trophy in any of 2021, 2022 or 2023. Only United (1998 to 2001) have failed to win the Community Shield in four consecutive years.
Man United have won the Community Shield more times than any other side, with a total of 21 victories. United have won the trophy in their last four appearances.
Is Man United vs Man City on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch Community Shield fixture
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Around 45 minutes before kick-off now, so a final reminder of how you can watch today’s match.
When is it?
Man City v Man United will kick off at 3pm BST on Saturday, 10 August at Wembley Stadium in London.
How can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on ITV 1, with coverage starting at 2.15pm. Subscribers can also stream the match via the ITVX App.
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Is Man Utd vs Man City on TV? Kick-off time, channel and how to watch
Community Shield is a perfect restart – except Man United face many of the same old issues
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For Erik ten Hag, the new start comes in the fixture that could have been his endgame. He could have bowed out against Manchester City at Wembley. Instead, reports of his demise proved exaggerated. Manchester United confounded expectations. He won the FA Cup and lost the sack race. Ten Hag’s reward was to keep his job, with a one-year extension triggered, and another Manchester derby in London, two months later and after making two summer signings.
There can be a sense of renewal to United, but also one that the past is inescapable. Ten Hag had hoped that injuries would be consigned to last season but Leny Yoro seemed to exhibit the characteristics of a 2023-24 United centre-back by promptly getting injured: the £52m teenager’s debut will be delayed for three months.
With Tyrell Malacia out and a further four doubts, he only has three senior defenders guaranteed to be fit to face the champions.
Community Shield a perfect restart – except Man United face all the same old issues
Pep Guardiola prepared to wait for right players despite Manchester City’s increasing need for ‘deputies’
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Pep Guardiola was staring at the start of a season that could span 48 weeks for Manchester City. He has often sounded the alarm about the impact of a crowded schedule for players and the Club World Cup will only add to it. He also reflected on the challenge City face to retain the Premier League title. “Everyone wants the crown that we have worn for four years,” he said. “I understand it.” Some of his rivals do more than merely want it: they seek to strengthen to secure it. Manchester Unitedhave been more active in the transfer market. “They’ve done it for many years, but it’s not news; just when City spend,” noted Guardiola. It could be seen as an observation or a dig.
And if it has been a quiet summer in the blue side of Manchester, with only Savinho arriving, Julian Alvarez’s departure to Atletico Madrid raises the question if City will be weaker this season. “I’m very pleased with the squad for the quality of human beings and the quality,” countered Guardiola. He has touted the introduction of the teenager Nico O’Reilly to the squad and the return of James McAtee from loan at Sheffield United, while admitting Sergio Gomez, another fringe figure, is a loss.
Guardiola prepared to wait for right players despite Man City’s need for ‘deputies’
Team news
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We’re expecting the line-ups to be announced any moment now…
Zubimendi, Neto, Solanke and more: Premier League transfers set to be completed before start of 2024/25
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The Premier League season is now barely a week away from starting – and while some clubs have done business already in preparation for 2024/25, there are no doubt lots of transfers still ahead before the window shuts at the end of the month.
While the likes of Arsenal and Manchester United have made moves in defence, Chelsea have added squad options everywhere and champions Manchester City have brought in one attacking reinforcement, Liverpoolhave yet to do any incoming senior business at all, so expect that to change sooner or later at the very least.
Further down the table there are still moves in the works for West Ham, Tottenham, Newcastle and more, as top-flight teams look to get set for the campaign ahead.
