Liverpool and Manchester City will lock horns for the chance to lift the Community Shield title as the annual English football curtain-raiser takes place at the King Power Stadium in Leicester on Saturday.
The Reds got their hands on both domestic cups last season, but it was the Citizens who won the Premier League yet again.
The contest had initially been scheduled to hold at the iconic Wembley Stadium, but due to the final of the Women’s European Championship on Sunday between England and Germany, it was moved.
Liverpool have been crowned outright winners of the Community Shield on 10 occasions – sharing the honour in another five seasons – but not since 2006 have the Reds got their hands on that particular piece of silverware.
Klopp’s side had their penchant for penalty shootouts to thank for their FA and EFL Cup double over Chelsea last season.
However, both of Liverpool’s last two Community Shield defeats have actually come from 12 yards, most recently to Arsenal in the 2020 edition.
Leicester City prevented Man City from getting their hands on the trophy last year, which would have represented the Sky Blues’ seventh outright triumph in the one-off match, but they have now lost more Community Shield matches than they have won.
Meetings between City and Liverpool in the latter stages of cup tournaments are commonplace nowadays.
Recall that the 2021-22 season saw the two powerhouses play out a pair of pulsating 2-2 draws in the Premier League before the Reds survived a scare to win their FA Cup semi-final by three goals to two
