Community Shield between Manchester City and Leicester set for August 7th

City have won it six times

Author: Luke WilsonPublished 3rd Jun 2021

Manchester City and Leicester will raise the curtain on the 2021/22 campaign by playing the Community Shield on August 7.

City, who have won the silverware six times, take on the FA Cup winners at Wembley seven days before they begin the defence of their Premier League title.

The game will kick-off at 5pm and will be shown live on ITV.

The Football Association will advise on crowd numbers at a later date.

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