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. 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.
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 won the match for the fourth time in five years.
Background
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 a few hours later in the 2011 FA Cup final.
Match details
GK 25 Joe HartRB 2 Micah Richards CB 4 Vincent Kompany (c)CB 6 Joleon LescottLB 13 Aleksandar Kolarov CM 34 Nigel de JongCM 7 James Milner AM 42 Yaya Touré RW 21 David SilvaLW 45 Mario Balotelli CF 10 Edin Džeko Substitutes:GK 12 Stuart TaylorDF 15 Stefan SavićDF 22 Gaël Clichy MF 8 Shaun Wright-PhillipsMF 11 Adam Johnson MF 18 Gareth Barry FW 16 Sergio AgüeroManager: Roberto Mancini GK 1 David de GeaRB 12 Chris SmallingCB 5 Rio Ferdinand CB 15 Nemanja Vidić (c) LB 3 Patrice Evra RM 17 NaniCM 16 Michael Carrick CM 8 Anderson LM 18 Ashley YoungCF 10 Wayne RooneyCF 19 Danny Welbeck Substitutes:GK 34 Anders LindegaardDF 4 Phil Jones DF 21 Rafael DF 23 Jonny Evans MF 13 Park Ji-sungMF 35 Tom Cleverley FW 9 Dimitar Berbatov Manager: Sir Alex Ferguson
Man of the match Nani (Manchester United)
Match officials Assistant referees: Simon Long (Cornwall) Andrew Garratt (Staffordshire) Fourth official: Kevin Friend (Leicestershire) Reserve official: Scott Ledger (South Yorkshire)Match rules 90 minutes Penalty shoot-out if scores level after 90 minutes Seven named substitutes Maximum of six substitutions
Statistics City UnitedTotal shots 8 21Shots on target 6 12Ball possession 44% 56%Corner kicks 8 7Fouls committed 14 11Offsides 2 1Yellow cards 5 2Red cards 0 0 Source: BBC Sport
See also 2010–11 Premier League 2010–11 FA Cup Manchester derby 1956 FA Charity Shield – the only previous occasion the Charity or Community Shield has been contested by the two Manchester clubs
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