Leicester City are winners of the Community Shield courtesy of a 1-0 victory over Man City at Wembley.
The Foxes needed a late penalty goal from Nigerian international Kelechi Iheanacho to seal only their second-ever Community Shield.
The Community Shield is a meeting between last season’s Premier League champions, Man City, and the FA Cup winners, Leicester City.
Both sides had their chances in both halves with the Foxes being the better side and creating more than their counterparts.
First-half chances from Jamie Vardy, Harvey Barnes, Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez all went unconverted.
However, in the second half, Pep Guardiola’s side managed to claw their way back into the game and creating chances of their own but were let down by their finishing.
When it appeared that the tie would go on to penalties with both sides failing to break the deadlock, Iheanacho made himself a nuisance in the Man City penalty area drawing a foul from a reckless challenge from defender Nathan Ake.
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The Super Eagles striker made no mistake from the spot as he rifled in the penalty past the Man City goalkeeper Zack Steffen.
It was Iheanacho’s first goal against his former side in what was his ninth appearance against the Cityzens.
Defeating the reigning Premier League Champions was the perfect prelude to the new season for the Foxes.
Brendan Rodgers’ side were given a huge boost with the return to action of Harvey Barnes who hadn’t played competitively for the side since his injury in February. He showed flashes of brilliance in the match.
New summer signings Boubakary Soumare, Ryan Bertrand and Patson Daka also featured for Leicester in the Community Shield match against Man City.
Meanwhile, City’s most expensive ever signing Jack Grealish was given his debut for the club after his £100m move from Aston Villa.
The Englishman showed a bit of skill as he came in as a second-half substitute but couldn’t make any meaningful impact on the game.
City youngsters Samuel Edozie and Ben Knight were also given their competitive debuts for the side after impressing in pre-season.
Despite missing several key players, the defeat would no doubt be a wake-up call to Pep Guardiola’s men with the new season set to start.
Leicester will kick off their Premier League campaign at home to Wolves on Saturday while Man City will face Tottenham on Sunday.
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