After a 1-1 draw, Manchester City beat Manchester United 7-6 in a penalty shootout to win the Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on Saturday, with Akanji scoring the clinching penalty.
Bernardo Silva - The Canadian PressLONDON — This time, Manuel Akanji made no mistake from the penalty spot.
City ended a run of three straight losses in the traditional curtain-raiser to the English soccer season, between the winners of last season’s Premier League and FA Cup . Pep Guardiola’s team had been beaten by Leicester, Liverpool and Arsenal over the past three years. City equalized in the 89th when Bernardo Silva, also a substitute, headed in from Oscar Bobb’s cross.
United defender Jonny Evans, the team’s eighth penalty-taker, chipped his effort over the crossbar to give Akanji the chance to win it for City.
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