2011 FA Community Shield

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2011 FA Community Shield
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The match programme cover
Date7 August 2011
Venue Wembley Stadium, London
Man of the Match Nani (Manchester United)
Referee Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) [1]
Attendance77,169
WeatherRain
16 °C (61 °F) [2]
2010
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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]

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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

Manchester City 2–3 Manchester United
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Džeko Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
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Nani Soccerball shade.svg58', 90+4'
Wembley Stadium, London
Attendance: 77,169
Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire) [1]
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Manchester City
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Manchester United
GK25 Flag of England.svg Joe Hart
RB2 Flag of England.svg Micah Richards Yellow card.svg 22'
CB4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Vincent Kompany (c)
CB6 Flag of England.svg Joleon Lescott
LB13 Flag of Serbia.svg Aleksandar Kolarov Yellow card.svg 60'Sub off.svg 73'
CM34 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nigel de Jong
CM7 Flag of England.svg James Milner Yellow card.svg 55'Sub off.svg 67'
AM42 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Yaya Touré Yellow card.svg 34'
RW21 Flag of Spain.svg David Silva
LW45 Flag of Italy.svg Mario Balotelli Sub off.svg 59'
CF10 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Edin Džeko Yellow card.svg 19'
Substitutes:
GK12 Flag of England.svg Stuart Taylor
DF15 Flag of Montenegro.svg Stefan Savić
DF22 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Gaël Clichy Sub on.svg 73'
MF8 Flag of England.svg Shaun Wright-Phillips
MF11 Flag of England.svg Adam Johnson Sub on.svg 67'
MF18 Flag of England.svg Gareth Barry Sub on.svg 59'
FW16 Flag of Argentina.svg Sergio Agüero
Manager:
Flag of Italy.svg Roberto Mancini
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GK1 Flag of Spain.svg David de Gea
RB12 Flag of England.svg Chris Smalling
CB5 Flag of England.svg Rio Ferdinand Sub off.svg 46'
CB15 Flag of Serbia.svg Nemanja Vidić (c)Sub off.svg 46'
LB3 Flag of France (lighter variant).svg Patrice Evra Yellow card.svg 40'Sub off.svg 71'
RM17 Flag of Portugal.svg Nani
CM16 Flag of England.svg Michael Carrick Sub off.svg 46'
CM8 Flag of Brazil.svg Anderson Yellow card.svg 19'
LM18 Flag of England.svg Ashley Young
CF10 Flag of England.svg Wayne Rooney
CF19 Flag of England.svg Danny Welbeck Sub off.svg 89'
Substitutes:
GK34 Flag of Denmark.svg Anders Lindegaard
DF4 Flag of England.svg Phil Jones Sub on.svg 46'
DF21 Flag of Brazil.svg Rafael Sub on.svg 71'
DF23 Ulster Banner.svg Jonny Evans Sub on.svg 46'
MF13 Flag of South Korea.svg Park Ji-sung
MF35 Flag of England.svg Tom Cleverley Sub on.svg 46'
FW9 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitar Berbatov Sub on.svg 89'
Manager:
Flag of Scotland.svg 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

CityUnited
Total shots821
Shots on target612
Ball possession44%56%
Corner kicks87
Fouls committed1411
Offsides21
Yellow cards52
Red cards00

Source: BBC Sport [4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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. 1 2 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.