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| Date | 7 August 2011 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
| Man of the Match | Nani (Manchester United) | ||||||
| Referee | Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)[1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 77,169 | ||||||
| Weather | Rain 16 °C (61 °F)[2] | ||||||
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The2011 FA Community Shield (also known asThe FA Community Shield sponsored byMcDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 89thFA Community Shield, an annualfootball match contested by the winners of the previous season'sPremier League andFA Cup competitions. The match was the 160thManchester derby betweenManchester United andManchester City and played atWembley Stadium,London, on 7 August 2011.[3] Manchester United won the game 3–2, with goals fromChris Smalling andNani (2), afterJoleon Lescott andEdin Džeko had put City 2–0 up at half-time.[4]
Manchester United qualified to take part for the fifth consecutive year by winning the2010–11 Premier League title and Manchester City qualified by winning the2010–11 FA Cup. United successfully defended the shield to win it for the fourth time in five years, having beatenChelsea 3–1 in the2010 match.
This was only the second occasion the two teams had met in the competition, with the first being the1956 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 the2010–11 Premier League title with a 1–1 draw againstBlackburn Rovers atEwood Park and City beatingStoke City 1–0 a few hours later in the2011 FA Cup final.
| Manchester City | 2–3 | Manchester United |
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Lescott 38'Džeko 45+1' | Report | Smalling 52' Nani 58',90+4' |
          Manchester City |   Manchester United |
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Man of the match Match officials
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| City | United | |
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| 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]
