FA Community Shield live on Optus Sport: A tantalising Premier League curtain-raiser featuring fierce rivals Manchester City and Manchester United.

• FA Community Shield this Sunday, August 11 at 12am AEST live and exclusive on Optus Sport.
• Premier League champions Manchester City to face Emirates FA Cup winners Manchester United.

Premier League season curtain-raisers rarely come bigger than this as fierce rivals Manchester City and Manchester United clash in the FA Community Shield this Sunday, August 11 at 12am AEST, live and exclusive on Optus Sport.

Premier League champions Manchester City will be out for revenge against the Red Devils at Wembley, having surprisingly lost the Emirates FA Cup final to United on the same ground in May.

Pep Guardiola’s City have been dominant over the last four seasons, winning almost everything there is to win – but have lost each of the last three Community Shields, a trophy they’ve not had in their cabinet since 2018.

And what better extra motivation to end that run than against your biggest rivals, whose head coach Erik ten Hag is embarking on a make-or-break season of his own at the club.

Howard Rees, Head of Optus Sport, said: “Rivalries don’t get any bigger than Manchester City and Manchester United, and it’s going to be a fascinating contest to get us ready for next week’s start of the Premier League.

“We have Manchester United seeking to build on their Emirates FA Cup victory and create momentum for a full-scale Red Devils resurgence – but standing in their way is the most dominant team in English football over the last four years in Manchester City.

“It’s the perfect way to whet the appetite ahead of the return of the Premier League next week.”

Manchester City were denied their seventh Community Shield by Arsenal on penalties last season, while Manchester United have lifted the trophy a record 21 times.

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