It is not uncommon for the Community Shield to often be described as a glorified pre-season friendly. The one-off encounter sees the winner of the previous season's Premier League title up against the previous season's FA Cup winner.
The 2011 edition had an added spice as it pitted Manchester United and Manchester City up against each other in the season curtain-raiser for the first time since 1956.
The Wembley showdown will always be remembered for United coming back from 2-0 down and winning 3-2, clinching the season's first piece of silverware via a 94th-minute winner from Nani. READ MORE: I fired United to the Treble - but Sir Alex Ferguson told me I was a failure READ MORE: I left United too early and regretted it - now I run a shop for a living United found themselves 2-0 down at half-time, conceding goals from Joleon Lescott and Edin Dzeko, but restored parity within 13 minutes of the restart, striking through Chris Smalling and Nani.
The latter then scored a dramatic winner. Nani's 94th-minute heroics will always be the standout memory for any United supporter.
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