Transparent Community Shield Trophy. Manchester united s captain roy keane holds the community shield trophy after their win over arsenal at the millennium stadium in cardiff august 10 2003. Amer ghazzal alamy live news wembley london uk.
Managers just use it as part of their pre seasons. The community shield was on display at manchester city s end of season celebrations reflecting on city s treble kyle walker last week noted that his side won three trophies and the community. The most conclusive reason for being in favour of cherishing both the community shield and the super cup is that they are considered competitive matches especially the latter.
Now i don t think clubs take it seriously.
Serving as england s super cup between the previous season s premier league champions and fa cup winners the community shield is regarded as the curtain raiser and is the first competitive game of each top flight english football season. The football association community shield is contested annually between the champions of the previous premier league season and the holders of the fa cup at wembley stadium credit. The most conclusive reason for being in favour of cherishing both the community shield and the super cup is that they are considered competitive matches especially the latter. The community shield is no more than a glorified friendly.
