Seven things you missed from the Community Shield

Manchester City convincingly beat Chelsea 2-0 in this year's Community Shield. All of the match information can be found here, however there may have been a few things which you missed from the match. This is what the 'Daily Mail' discovered.

1. Sergio Aguero hits the corner flag

Aguero is well known for his quality finishing - scoring his 200th goal for Manchester City in today's game. Despite this, the striker had a moment to forget in the first half when his wayward effort hit the corner flag.

 

August 5, 2018

2. David Luiz plays his first competitive game in 181 days

Today's game was Luiz' first appearance since Chelsea's 4-1 defeat by Watford on February 5, 181 days ago. Luiz fell down the pecking order with former boss Antonio Conte. 

3. De Bruyne and Emery watch on

Unai Emery, whose side face Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the Premier League on August 18 was a keen spectator. De Brunye is also recovering from the World Cup and was deemed too fatigued to play today.

4. City buck FA Cup winners trend

Here's a fun stat. Prior to today, the last four editions of the Community Shield had been won by the reigning FA Cup champions, with Manchester United (in 2013) previously the most recent league-winning side to win the traditional curtain-raiser.

5. Bravo almost makes a costly mistake

The Chilean goalkeeper looked shakey throughout and very error-prone. Just prior to half-time, Bravo needlessly came off his line and almost got caught out by Marcos Alonso's lofted through ball. Bravo, who at 6 ft 0 in isn't the largest, misjudged the bounce as the ball sailed over his head. Luckily, it did not result in a goal. 

6. Gundogan makes return to action wearing a mask

No, he wasn't impersonating Zorro. Gundogan underwent an operation to fix a deviated septum following Germany's exit from the World Cup.

7. Claudio Gomes makes his senior debut

Gomes was brought on for the last few seconds as he made his first competitive appearance in senior football - he recently joined the club from PSG.

 

August 5, 2018