The two Premier League giants will lock horns for the new season’s first trophy.
Manchester City and Liverpool have announced their official lineups for today’s Community Shield match.
Pep Guardiola have made only one change to the lineup that defeated Bayern Munich in Citizens’ last pre-season match.
Kyle Walker has replaced Josh Wilson-Esbrand in City’s backline playing behind Bernrdo Silva, Rodri and Kevin De Bruyne in midfield.
The duo of Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez will form City’s attacking line alongside Erling Haaland, who makes his first official appereance for Guardiola’s side.
Let’s take a look at the two sides’ lineups.
Liverpool vs Man City: Official lineups
Liverpool XI: Adrian; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Fabinho, Henderson, Thiago; Salah, Firmino, Diaz.
Substitutes: Davies, Gomez, Konate, Milner, Keita, Jones, Elliott, Nunez, Carvalho.
Man City XI: Ederson; Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo; Rodri, De Bruyne, Bernardo; Mahrez, Haaland, Grealish.
Substitutes: Ortega Moreno, Mbete, Stones, Wilson-Esbrand, Phillips, Gundogan, Foden, Palmer, Alvarez.
Following a 1-0 defeat against Salzburg on Wednesday, Jurgen Klopp has changed his entire lineup, except for Adrian, who will stand between the Reds’ posts.
Darwin Nunez starts on the bench while a trio of Mohamed Salah, Robert Firmino, and Luis Dias form Liverpool’s forward line.
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