Given that this is the shortest break between the World Cup final and English football’s traditional curtain raiser since 1966 – only three weeks – it should have felt unfeasibly early to be remotely ready for the resumption of domestic tussles. The extent that it did depended entirely on the shade of blue. Manchester City, defending champions, kicked off and immediately began passing the ball around in the August heatwave with cool precision and dominant intent.
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Written by Amy Lawrence at Wembley
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/aug/05/chelsea-manchester-city-community-shield-match-report under the title “Sublime Manchester City sweep Chelsea aside to lift Community Shield”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
