Man City can end five year wait as Manchester United weakness laid bare

Manchester City and Manchester United will meet at Wembley once again later today, with last season's Premier League and FA Cup winners going head-to-head in the Community Shield.

After pipping Arsenal to the Premier League title last season, Man City booked their spot in the 2024 Community Shield, and they will take on fierce rivals Man United after Erik ten Hag's side beat them 2-1 in last season's FA Cup final. With the Euros and Copa America both having taken place this summer, neither side will be at full strength, though United have a few fitness doubts that could potentially weaken their side even more.

City have had a poor record in the Community Sheild in recent years, with Pep Guardiola's side having lost the last three – most recently on penalties to Arsenal after a 1-1 draw in normal time. This will be United's first Community Shield appearance since 2016, where Leicester City 2-1.

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So, who will lift the Community Shield this afternoon? Let's take a look.

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 24 and updated both squads with the latest injuries, transfers and suspensions. As EA FC 24 does not have the new kits, last season's kits were used.

We predict that City could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Ederson; Lewis, Phillips, Dias, Gvardiol; Kovacic, O'Reilly; Bobb, McAtee, Grealish; Haaland.

We predict that United could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Onana; Dalot, Evans, Martinez, Amass; Casemiro, Fernandes, Mount; Amad, Zirkzee, Rashford.

City started on the front foot at Wembley, with United struggling to get out of gear in the opening stages at Wembley. THe majority of the first half was spent in United's half with