Man City player ratings vs Man Utd: Ederson's a penalty king! Brazilian shows his class in Community Shield shootout as anonymous Erling Haaland has afternoon to forget
Getty ImagesCity's No.1 goalkeeper proved his value to Pep Guardiola's side amid reports of him leaving as he came up trumps in the shootout
Another one. City were nowhere near their brilliant best at Wembley for the annual curtain raiser but, even after falling behind with eight minutes remaining, still managed to battle back and get their hands on the Community Shield.
A cagey first half saw Pep Guardiola's side strike the post as Oscar Bobb capitalised on a United mistake and played in James McAtee, the 21-year-old unfortunate that his bending effort didn't sneak in. Erik ten Hag's men had arguably the better chances of the opening period, though, wasting a couple of big chances to go in front.
The second half followed a similar pattern to the first in that both sides struggled to get properly going, with Ederson caught out by a long-range stunner from Bruno Fernandes, only for the offside flag to keep his clean sheet intact.
Indeed, it was United who looked more of a threat in the second 45, with Alejandro Garnacho slotting home for what looked to be the winner. However, on came birthday boy Bernardo Silva to power a header into the net to make it 1-1 and force penalties. That saw Ederson step up, metaphorically and in literal terms, as he was one of City's seven successful takers, as well as expertly saving from a luckless Jadon Sancho, to ensure they won 7-6 on spot-kicks.
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