Community Shield: 10 things to know as Man City and Man Utd prepare to start season at Wembley

The Red Devils will go into the game hoping for a repeat of what happened in May, when they beat City 2-1 to claim glory. Pep Guardiola's side, for their part, will be hellbent on revenge.

GB News now takes a look at 10 things to know about the fixture as the two Mancunian rivals prepare to do battle once again...

1) No team gets prize money

Interestingly, neither City or United will secure any prize money if they win the fixture at Wembley.

That's because the event is usually to raise funds for different charitable causes, with money also generated to support teams in the lower leagues.

2) It used to be known as the Charity Shield

Some fans will call the Community Shield the 'Charity Shield' instead. That is, after all, what the competition used to be known as.

In 2002, however, the Charity Commission found that the Football Association had failed to meet its legal obligations under charity law - with the country's football governing body failing to specify how much money from ticket sales actually went to charity. They were also called out for delaying payments to the nominated charities, too.

As a result of the findings, the competition was renamed the Community Shield.

3) It wasn't always played at Wembley

Ever since 1974, the Community Shield has usually been played at Wembley. There has been the odd exception, of course, but the capital is where the fixture usually belongs.

Yet that wasn't always the case, with games previously taking part at different stadiums - depending on the clubs involved.

The 2022 Community Shield was played at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, while Villa Park hosted Manchester City's 3-2 win over Chelsea back in 2012.

4) It used to be shared after a draw

If the match between United and City ends in a draw, then penalties will be required to decide a winner.

However, teams back in the day used to actually share the shield for six months at a time.

Penalties were re-introduced in 1993, with 10 of the games needing a shootout to determine a winner in the time since - including last year's showdown between Arsenal and City.

5) Man Utd have won it the most

Manchester United have won the Community Shield a remarkable 21 times over the years.

That's four more than Arsenal and five superior to Liverpool, with Everton sitting fourth in ninth.

United's last Community Shield win came back in 2016 when goals from Jesse Lingard and Zlatan Ibrahimovic gave the fallen giants a 2-1 win over Leicester in Jose Mourinho's first match at the helm.

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6) They've also appeared in the competition the most times

As well as winning the Community Shield the most times, United have also featured in it the most as well.

With 30 appearances to their name, they sit top of the tree - with six more than rivals Arsenal and Liverpool.

While United's last win came eight years ago, their last defeat was in 2009 when they were beaten to the trophy by Chelsea.

7) Man City have become regulars

Manchester City were, for many years, merely 'noisy neighbours' for United.

But with the club overtaking their rivals in recent years, that's all changed.

City are appearing in the Community Shield for the sixth time in seven years. They didn't qualify for the curtain-raiser in 2020, with Arsenal beating Liverpool on penalties on that occasion.

8) Three teams have lost it the most times

Three teams have finished as runners-up on nine separate occasions.

The first is United, who will be hoping to avoid losing the fixture for the 10th time.

And City and Chelsea have also finished as runners-up nine times over the years, too.

9) Man Utd go into the match with a 'positive vibe'

Plenty has gone wrong at United in the years since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement in 2013.

But Erik ten Hag, speaking before the match, said there was a 'positive vibe' around the place.

The Dutchman also sent a message to Leny Yoro and Joshua Zirkzee, admitting he's pleased to have the duo on board as they look to improve on last season's eighth-placed finish.

10) Man City will want revenge

City were favourites to beat United in the final of the FA Cup in May.

But Ten Hag's side didn't read the script, with the Red Devils winning 2-1 courtesy of goals from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo.

City will want revenge. Losing that match irked Guardiola - and a repeat, even in a match as insignificant as this, would likely have the same effect.