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
Date7 August 2011
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchNani (Manchester United)
RefereePhil Dowd (Staffordshire)[1]
Attendance77,169
WeatherRain
16 °C (61 °F)[2]
2010
2012

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

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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 a few hours later in the 2011 FA Cup final.

Match details

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Manchester City2–3Manchester United
Lescott   38'
Džeko   45+1'
Report Smalling   52'
Nani   58', 90+4'
Attendance: 77,169
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manchester City
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manchester United
GK 25   Joe Hart
RB 2   Micah Richards   22'
CB 4   Vincent Kompany (c)
CB 6   Joleon Lescott
LB 13   Aleksandar Kolarov   60'   73'
CM 34   Nigel de Jong
CM 7   James Milner   55'   67'
AM 42   Yaya Touré   34'
RW 21   David Silva
LW 45   Mario Balotelli   59'
CF 10   Edin Džeko   19'
Substitutes:
GK 12   Stuart Taylor
DF 15   Stefan Savić
DF 22   Gaël Clichy   73'
MF 8   Shaun Wright-Phillips
MF 11   Adam Johnson   67'
MF 18   Gareth Barry   59'
FW 16   Sergio Agüero
Manager:
  Roberto Mancini
 
GK 1   David de Gea
RB 12   Chris Smalling
CB 5   Rio Ferdinand   46'
CB 15   Nemanja Vidić (c)   46'
LB 3   Patrice Evra   40'   71'
RM 17   Nani
CM 16   Michael Carrick   46'
CM 8   Anderson   19'
LM 18   Ashley Young
CF 10   Wayne Rooney
CF 19   Danny Welbeck   89'
Substitutes:
GK 34   Anders Lindegaard
DF 4   Phil Jones   46'
DF 21   Rafael   71'
DF 23   Jonny Evans   46'
MF 13   Park Ji-sung
MF 35   Tom Cleverley   46'
FW 9   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

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City United
Total shots 8 21
Shots on target 6 12
Ball possession 44% 56%
Corner kicks 8 7
Fouls committed 14 11
Offsides 2 1
Yellow cards 5 2
Red cards 0 0

Source: BBC Sport[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Dowd to referee Community Shield". TheFA.com. The Football Association. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".
  3. ^ "The FA Community Shield 2011". Wembley Stadium. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b Bevan, Chris (7 August 2011). "Man City 2–3 Man Utd". BBC Sport. 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.