The customary friendly Community Shield will be tightly contested as both sides try to stake out a position for the season. These two teams will likely compete for the Premier League crown once more, and there is not much to separate them. Even though Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola won't attach much importance to winning this title (and by no means even close to it), They'll want to keep their preseason preparations going well (much as Jose Mourinho did).
In place of Wembley Stadium, which will host the UEFA Women's EURO 2022 final on Sunday, July 31, Leicester City's King Power Stadium will host this championship match between the Premier League. The previous season's FA Cup champions.
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Klopp has already criticized Liverpool for having just 63 days between their games. The matchup with Man City and the UEFA Champions League final versus Real Madrid.
Guardiola's team has played just two preseason games, and they have won both of them, 2-1 over Club America in Houston and 1-0 over Bayern Munich at Green Bay's historic Lambeau Field. Erling Haaland scored his first goal for City in the later game, including fellow newcomers Kalvin Phillips, Stefan Ortega, and Julian Alvarez. In Houston, Kevin de Bruyne netted both goals for the victory.
Liverpool's pre-season has been uneven; they lost to Manchester United in their inaugural match in Bangkok, but they also beat Crystal Palace and RB Leipzig. But the failed RB
There is a lot of pressure on Darwin Nunez, who is the leading man up top (he scored four goals in their thrashing of RB Leipzig), to take Sadio Mane's spot, while Mohamed Salah's new deal calmed things down over the summer as the Reds prepared for another title run. The goalkeeper Alisson has been dealing with an injury during the preseason, and Klopp has been cautious with his best players.
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