Liverpool defeat Manchester City 3-1 to win Community Shield
Darwin Nunez scored a late goal on his debut as Liverpool drew first blood in this season's rivalry with Manchester City with a 3-1 win in Saturday's Community Shield.
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- Published Date: 09:07 | 30 July 2022
- Modified Date: 09:14 | 30 July 2022
Liverpool won the Community Shield for the first time since 2006 as Darwin Nunez came off the bench to score his first competitive goal for the Reds in a 3-1 win over Manchester City.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mohamed Salah were also on target for Jurgen Klopp's men as Erling Haaland's much-anticipated debut for City ended in defeat.
Trent Alexander-Arnold opened the scoring, firing Juergen Klopp's side ahead in the 21st minute of the 100th edition of the annual clash between league champions and FA Cup winners.
City's new Norwegian signing Erling Haaland, brought in from Borussia Dortmund, missed two chances to mark his debut for the champions with a goal but Pep Guardiola's side were missing their usual fluency.
It was another new striking addition who brought City level though in the 70th minute when Phil Foden's shot was parried by Adrian and with the ball spilling loose, Argentine substitute Julian Alvarez pounced to net his first goal for the club.
The effort was initially ruled out for offside but a VAR review overturned the decision although the technology was soon to work against City.
Referee Craig Pawson went to the monitor before ruling that City defender Ruben Dias had handled at close range from a Nunez header and Mohamed Salah drilled home the penalty to restore Liverpool's lead in the 83rd.
Nunez then capped an impactful appearance from the bench, scoring with an angled header after Andy Robertson had nodded the ball into his path.