Why Man City fans are boycotting Community Shield as Ilkay Gundogan opens Declan Rice opportunity

Here are your Manchester City evening headlines for Saturday, June 24.

'It's the tipping point' - why Man City fans are still boycotting Community Shield despite kick-off U-turn

Manchester City fans have secured a victory over the authorities this week by forcing the Community Shield kick-off time back by 90 minutes later this summer. But they have no plans of stopping there.

City supporters were largely furious at the decision to schedule the 2023 Community Shield curtain-raiser vs Arsenal at Wembley on Sunday, August 6, with a 5.30pm kick-off time. With limited public transport options on a Sunday evening, 30,000 City fans faced a return to Manchester in the early hours of Monday morning for another Wembley trip.

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After thousands of fans spent thousands of pounds to get to Istanbul at the end of a long season, many were willing to leave the Community Shield and save their money. That is where the 1894 fan group stepped in, organising a boycott of the game to send a clear message to the FA and broadcasters ITV.

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Ilkay Gundogan offers obvious Man City opportunity for Declan Rice

Declan Rice knows exactly what to expect from moves to Manchester City or Arsenal.

Arsenal have led the race for his signature for some time and Mikel Arteta has explained how he can fit into the system at the Emirates and how important a player he can be. Should City turn their interest into a bid, the West Ham midfielder has spoken enough times to people about life at the Etihad to know what to expect there.

Anyone looking at the two clubs would see that there is more chance of Rice being an important player in North London.