Liverpool and Man City go head-to-head in the Community Shield
The Community Shield is the traditional domestic curtain-raiser and it feels only fitting that Premier League champions Manchester City will take on Liverpool in the clash.
Top flight winners usually go toe-to-toe with the team who lifted the FA Cup trophy but due to City winning both pieces of silverware, league runners-up Liverpool have been selected for the match.
The game will have little bearing on the season ahead, but both sides would obviously love to record a small psychological victory over their inevitable title rival.
Fans across the country will be keen to tune in following the summer break, but how can you watch the action unfold?
RadioTimes.com has rounded up everything you need to know about how to watch the Liverpool v Man City game on TV and online.
Liverpool v Man City will kick off at 3:00pm on Sunday 4th August 2019.
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The game will be shown live on BT Sport 1 from 2:30pm.
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Neither side will be firing on full cylinders given that plenty of stars will have only recently returned from extended breaks due to the Copa America and Africa Cup of Nations.
Sadio Mane and Riyad Mahrez reached the AFCON final and have not yet returned to action.
Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino have returned to training but both stars will be rusty, while Gabriel Jesus and Sergio Aguero are expected to be in the same boat.
Liverpool’s entire first-choice defence is available, but with a makeshift attacking line-up expected, don't expect the Reds to be firing at full throttle.
In the long run, it won’t be a damaging blow to either side if they are defeated, but City have enough to pinch an early season mental boost.
Prediction: Liverpool 1-2 Man City
Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.
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