Manchester City prepared for their Premier League title defence as they edged 2018/19 challengers Liverpool 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium.
Pep Guardiola's back-to-back league champions opened the scoring after 12 minutes when Raheem Sterling's shot squirmed under Alisson.
Liverpool came close in the second half when Virgil van Dijk’s effort hit the underside of the crossbar, bounced on to the goalline and clear, while Sterling spurned an opportunity when through one-on-one with Alisson.
With 13 minutes remaining, substitute Joel Matip made it 1-1 after nodding in Van Dijk’s cross.
Man City's Kyle Walker produced an extraordinary acrobatic clearance from Mohamed Salah's goalbound header late on, allowing Gabriel Jesus to net the winning spot-kick in the shootout after Georginio Wijnaldum's penalty was saved by Claudio Bravo.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds get the Premier League season under way when they host Norwich City at Anfield on Friday 9 August, while Man City travel to West Ham United a day later.
See: Man City report | Liverpool report
