2011 FA Community Shield
The match programme cover
Manchester City Manchester United
2 3
Date7 August 2011
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchNani (Manchester United)
RefereePhil Dowd (Staffordshire)[1]
Attendance77,169
WeatherRain
16 °C (61 °F)[2]
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The 2011 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield sponsored by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 89th FA Community Shield, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup competitions. The match was the 160th Manchester derby between Manchester United and Manchester City and played at Wembley Stadium, London, on 7 August 2011.[3] Manchester United won the game 3–2, with goals from Chris Smalling and Nani (2), after Joleon Lescott and Edin Džeko had put City 2–0 up at half-time.[4]

Manchester United qualified to take part for the fifth consecutive year by winning the 2010–11 Premier League title and Manchester City qualified by winning the 2010–11 FA Cup. United successfully defended the shield to win it for the fourth time in five years, having beaten Chelsea 3–1 in the 2010 match.

Background

The two teams lining up for the national anthem

This was only the second occasion the two teams had met in the competition, with the first being the 1956 FA Charity Shield, which United won 1–0. Both teams secured their place in the 2011 Community Shield on the same day, 14 May 2011, when United clinched the 2010–11 Premier League title with a 1–1 draw against Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park and City beating Stoke City 1–0 a few hours later in the 2011 FA Cup Final.

Match details

Manchester City2–3Manchester United
Lescott 38'
Džeko 45+1'		 Report Smalling 52'
Nani 58', 90+4'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 77,169
Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)[1]
Manchester City
Manchester United
GK 25 England Joe Hart
RB 2 England Micah Richards Yellow card 22'
CB 4 Belgium Vincent Kompany (c)
CB 6 England Joleon Lescott
LB 13 Serbia Aleksandar Kolarov Yellow card 60' downward-facing red arrow 73'
CM 34 Netherlands Nigel de Jong
CM 7 England James Milner Yellow card 55' downward-facing red arrow 67'
AM 42 Ivory Coast Yaya Touré Yellow card 34'
RW 21 Spain David Silva
LW 45 Italy Mario Balotelli downward-facing red arrow 59'
CF 10 Bosnia and Herzegovina Edin Džeko Yellow card 19'
Substitutes:
GK 12 England Stuart Taylor
DF 15 Montenegro Stefan Savić
DF 22 France Gaël Clichy upward-facing green arrow 73'
MF 8 England Shaun Wright-Phillips
MF 11 England Adam Johnson upward-facing green arrow 67'
MF 18 England Gareth Barry upward-facing green arrow 59'
FW 16 Argentina Sergio Agüero
Manager:
Italy Roberto Mancini
GK 1 Spain David de Gea
RB 12 England Chris Smalling
CB 5 England Rio Ferdinand downward-facing red arrow 46'
CB 15 Serbia Nemanja Vidić (c) downward-facing red arrow 46'
LB 3 France Patrice Evra Yellow card 40' downward-facing red arrow 71'
RM 17 Portugal Nani
CM 16 England Michael Carrick downward-facing red arrow 46'
CM 8 Brazil Anderson Yellow card 19'
LM 18 England Ashley Young
CF 10 England Wayne Rooney
CF 19 England Danny Welbeck downward-facing red arrow 89'
Substitutes:
GK 34 Denmark Anders Lindegaard
DF 4 England Phil Jones upward-facing green arrow 46'
DF 21 Brazil Rafael upward-facing green arrow 71'
DF 23 Northern Ireland Jonny Evans upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 13 South Korea Park Ji-sung
MF 35 England Tom Cleverley upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 9 Bulgaria Dimitar Berbatov upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Scotland Sir Alex Ferguson

Man of the match

Match officials

Match rules

  • 90 minutes
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes
  • Seven named substitutes
  • Maximum of six substitutions

Statistics

City United
Total shots 8 21
Shots on target 6 12
Ball possession 44% 56%
Corner kicks 8 7
Fouls committed 14 11
Offsides 2 1
Yellow cards 5 2
Red cards 0 0

Source: BBC Sport[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Dowd to referee Community Shield". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
  3. ^ "The FA Community Shield 2011". Wembley Stadium. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b Bevan, Chris (7 August 2011). "Man City 2–3 Man Utd". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 August 2011.
  5. ^ Mawhinney, Stuart (7 August 2011). "United take the spoils in Shield classic". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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