I saw Pep Guardiola fury at failed Man City tactic vs Man Utd that sets tone for new season
Manchester City got their 2024/25 season under way at Wembley with a penalty shoot-out win over Manchester United at Wembley.
The Community Shield was a repeat of the FA Cup final in match-up but not the final result, with City coming from behind on in 90 minutes and on penalties to win the trophy for the first time in five attempts. Manu Akanji put his Euros penalty miss behind him to score the winner for City from the spot.
Bernardo Silva's late equaliser cancelled out Alejandro Garnacho's second-half opener to set up a shoot out - where City's goalscorer missed the first effort from 12 yards before Ederson saved from Jadon Sancho to set up a sudden-death scenario and when Jonny Evans missed with United's eighth spot kick to allow Akanji to win the Shield for City. These are the moments you may have missed from Wembley:
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Pep's bottle fury
Pep Guardiola held an on-pitch coaching session during a stoppage just before the break, calling his entire starting XI over and getting his point across with the animated arm movements you'd expect from the manager. Maybe he was trying to urge his side not to keep launching long balls out of play when trying to find Jeremy Doku on the left.
Ederson, Ruben Dias and Manu Akanji had earned frustrated reactions from the boss after needlessly conceding possession in that manner. Just before the half time whistle, when another ball went harmlessly out of play just in front of him, Guardiola turned in disgust and marched to his seat.
And moments he stood up, raged at his coaches about whatever was irritating him, and slammed a water