Sergio Aguero reached another milestone as Manchester City warmed up for their Premier League title defence with a convincing 2-0 win over Chelsea in the Community Shield at Wembley.
City’s all-time top scorer struck 13 minutes into the traditional curtain-raiser to reach 200 goals for the club and added another midway through the second half (58) to secure the silverware after a mismatch of a contest.
Wembley talking points
From an ominous sign for Man City’s title rivals to Callum Hudson-Odoi’s spark for Chelsea…
Pep Guardiola had spoken of his enduring motivation despite last season’s record-breaking campaign, and his champions bristled with energy even without several key men to leave Maurizio Sarri with plenty to ponder ahead of next weekend’s top-flight kick off
Riyad Mahrez, making his competitive City debut in the sunshine, sent a free-kick into the Chelsea wall and then threaded through a clever ball that Aguero failed to catch cleanly.
Player ratings
Chelsea: Caballero (7), Azpilicueta (6), Rudiger (6), Luiz (6), Alonso (6), Fabregas (6), Jorginho (5), Barkley (6), Pedro (6), Morata (5), Hudson-Odoi (7).
Subs: Abraham (6), Willian (6), Drinkwater (6), Moses (6).
Man City: Bravo (6), Walker (7), Stones (7), Laporte (7), Mendy (7), B Silva (8), Fernandinho (7), Foden (8), Mahrez (7), Aguero (8), Sane (6).
Subs: Gundogan (7), Jesus (6), Diaz (6), Kompany (n/a), Otamendi (n/a), Gomes (n/a).
Man of the match: Bernardo Silva