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Try debating the competitiveness of this game with him. The centre-forward had been cheered to the rafters all afternoon, and enjoyed his special moment with the fans, ripping off his shirt in celebration. Nunez's head was set to play one more pivotal role, though, as he stooped low to finish off the curtain-raiser in style. Salah stepped up and fired it low to Ederson's left. A header from Nunez struck the hand of Ruben Dias, with VAR again called to action to award the spot-kick. Phil Foden's first-time strike was parried by Adrian to Alvarez, who made no mistake with 20 minutes remaining, even if it needed the aid of VAR for an offside call to be overturned.ĭespite a short resurgence from Pep Guardiola's men in which they briefly threatened to turn the screw, Liverpool then wrestled back control. In the second period, City gained a foothold and eventually an equaliser, with Argentinian Julian Alvarez enjoying a dream start to life at City with a debut goal. The head of Nathan Ake glanced the ball on the way in, but the goal primarily came from both Alexander-Arnold and the man who assisted him, Salah, being given too much room to operate. He gave Liverpool a deserved lead with his effort curling outwards onto the back post and in.

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In a first half understandably full of misplaced passes, poor touches and minor blips of concentration, the Reds struck through Trent Alexander-Arnold. In the annual clash of the reigning Premier League champions and FA Cup holders, Liverpool began in the ascendancy, with the likes of Mo Salah and Jordan Henderson finding plenty of joy down their right flank. Erling Haaland, meanwhile, struggled to find his feet in his own competitive debut. KING POWER STADIUM, LEICESTER - The Community Shield promised to be a tale of two new strikers, and that's exactly what it delivered, as Liverpool defeated Manchester City to complete Jurgen Klopp's trophy collection.ĭarwin Nunez came off the bench to wrap up a 3-1 victory for the Reds.

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