2011 FA Community Shield

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]

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]

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 later in the day in the 2011 FA Cup Final.

Match details
Manchester City2–3Manchester United
Lescott  38'
Džeko  45+1'		 Report Smalling  52'
Nani  58', 90+4'
Attendance: 77,169
Manchester City
Manchester United
GK25 Joe Hart
RB2 Micah Richards 22'
CB4 Vincent Kompany (c)
CB6 Joleon Lescott
LB13 Aleksandar Kolarov 60' 73'
CM34 Nigel de Jong
CM7 James Milner 55' 67'
AM42 Yaya Touré 34'
RW21 David Silva
LW45 Mario Balotelli 59'
CF10 Edin Džeko 19'
Substitutes:
GK12 Stuart Taylor
DF15 Stefan Savić
DF22 Gaël Clichy 73'
MF8 Shaun Wright-Phillips
MF11 Adam Johnson 67'
MF18 Gareth Barry 59'
FW16 Sergio Agüero
Manager:
Roberto Mancini
GK1 David de Gea
RB12 Chris Smalling
CB5 Rio Ferdinand 46'
CB15 Nemanja Vidić (c) 46'
LB3 Patrice Evra 40' 71'
RM17 Nani
CM16 Michael Carrick 46'
CM8 Anderson 19'
LM18 Ashley Young
CF10 Wayne Rooney
CF19 Danny Welbeck 89'
Substitutes:
GK34 Anders Lindegaard
DF4 Phil Jones 46'
DF21 Rafael 71'
DF23 Jonny Evans 46'
MF13 Park Ji-sung
MF35 Tom Cleverley 46'
FW9 Dimitar Berbatov 89'
Manager:
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 shots821
Shots on target612
Ball possession44%56%
Corner kicks87
Fouls committed1411
Offsides21
Yellow cards52
Red cards00

Source: BBC Sport[4]

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See also

References
  1. "Dowd to referee Community Shield". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  2. http://www.wunderground.com/history/airport/EGLL/2011/8/7/DailyHistory.html?req_city=NA&req_state=NA&req_statename=NA
  3. "The FA Community Shield 2011". Wembley Stadium. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  4. Bevan, Chris (7 August 2011). "Man City 2–3 Man Utd". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 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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