2016 FA Community Shield

2016 FA Community Shield
The match programme cover
Date7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
VenueWembley Stadium, London
Man of the MatchEric Bailly (Manchester United)
RefereeCraig Pawson (South Yorkshire)
Attendance85,437
2015
2017

The 2016 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield supported by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) was the 94th FA Community Shield, an annual English football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup. The match was contested by 2015–16 FA Cup winners Manchester United, and Leicester City, champions of the 2015–16 Premier League. It was held at Wembley Stadium a week before the Premier League season kicked off. Manchester United won the match 2–1 with goals from Jesse Lingard and Zlatan Ibrahimović, either side of a goal from Leicester striker Jamie Vardy.

Background

Leicester City qualified as champions of the 2015–16 Premier League. They won the title after then-second place Tottenham Hotspur drew 2–2 to Chelsea in Stamford Bridge on 2 May 2016. It was only their second FA Charity/Community Shield, first since 1971, when they defeated Liverpool 1–0. It was also the first time they played as champions/runners–up of either top division league or FA Cup winners, as they played in 1971 as Second Division champions.

Manchester United qualified as winners of the 2015–16 FA Cup. They defeated Crystal Palace 2–1 after extra time on 21 May 2016 to win their 12th title (tying the then-record with Arsenal). It was their 30th FA Charity/Community Shield, winning a record 20.

The previous match between the two sides was a 1–1 draw at Old Trafford on 1 May 2016. Anthony Martial scored for United in the eighth minute, while Leicester captain Wes Morgan equalised nine minutes later.

Manchester United manager José Mourinho returned to the Community Shield for the second straight year, after managing for Chelsea in the 2015 FA Community Shield.[1]

Match

Summary

Jesse Lingard opened the scoring in the 32nd minute when he ran and got past three Leicester players before shooting low with his right foot past the onrushing Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel who managed to get something on the shot but could not prevent it going into the net.[2] Jamie Vardy made it 1–1 in the 52nd minute when he intercepted Marouane Fellaini's no-look back-pass before rounding David de Gea and slotting the ball low to the net with his left foot.[3] Zlatan Ibrahimović got the winning goal for Manchester United in the 83rd minute when he got above Leicester captain Wes Morgan and headed in from six yards out into the right corner off the post after a cross from the right by Antonio Valencia.[4]

Details

Leicester City1–2Manchester United
Vardy 52' Report Lingard 32'
Ibrahimović 83'
Leicester City
Manchester United
GK 1 Denmark Kasper Schmeichel
RB 17 England Danny Simpson Yellow card 40' downward-facing red arrow 63'
CB 6 Germany Robert Huth downward-facing red arrow 89'
CB 5 Jamaica Wes Morgan (c)
LB 28 Austria Christian Fuchs downward-facing red arrow 80'
RM 26 Algeria Riyad Mahrez
CM 10 Wales Andy King Yellow card 55' downward-facing red arrow 62'
CM 4 England Danny Drinkwater
LM 11 England Marc Albrighton downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 20 Japan Shinji Okazaki downward-facing red arrow 46'
CF 9 England Jamie Vardy Yellow card 75'
Substitutes:
GK 21 Germany Ron-Robert Zieler
DF 2 Spain Luis Hernández upward-facing green arrow 63'
DF 15 Ghana Jeffrey Schlupp upward-facing green arrow 80'
MF 22 England Demarai Gray upward-facing green arrow 46'
MF 24 France Nampalys Mendy upward-facing green arrow 62'
FW 7 Nigeria Ahmed Musa upward-facing green arrow 46'
FW 23 Argentina Leonardo Ulloa upward-facing green arrow 89'
Manager:
Italy Claudio Ranieri
GK 1 Spain David de Gea
RB 25 Ecuador Antonio Valencia
CB 3 Ivory Coast Eric Bailly Yellow card 71'
CB 17 Netherlands Daley Blind
LB 23 England Luke Shaw downward-facing red arrow 69'
CM 16 England Michael Carrick downward-facing red arrow 61'
CM 27 Belgium Marouane Fellaini
RW 14 England Jesse Lingard downward-facing red arrow 63'
AM 10 England Wayne Rooney (c) downward-facing red arrow 87'
LW 11 France Anthony Martial downward-facing red arrow 70'
CF 9 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimović
Substitutes:
GK 20 Argentina Sergio Romero
DF 5 Argentina Marcos Rojo upward-facing green arrow 69'
MF 8 Spain Juan Mata upward-facing green arrow 63' downward-facing red arrow 90+3'
MF 21 Spain Ander Herrera upward-facing green arrow 61'
MF 22 Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan upward-facing green arrow 90+3'
MF 28 France Morgan Schneiderlin upward-facing green arrow 87'
FW 19 England Marcus Rashford upward-facing green arrow 70'
Manager:
Portugal José Mourinho

Man of the Match:
Eric Bailly (Manchester United)

Assistant referees:
Stephen Child (Kent)
Lee Betts (Norfolk)
Fourth official:
Bobby Madley (West Yorkshire)

Match rules

  • 90 minutes.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores level.
  • Seven named substitutes, of which up to six may be used.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Leicester 1 Man Utd 2". Guardian. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Community Shield: Leicester City 1 Manchester United 2 as it happened". The 42. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Community Shield: Leicester City 1 Manchester United 2 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic late header wins United's 21st Shield". Telegraph. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Community Shield: Manchester United beat Leicester with Ibrahimovic header". Guardian. 7 August 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  5. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (7 July 2016). "Craig Pawson to take charge of the FA Community Shield". TheFA.com. The Football Association. Retrieved 3 August 2016.