'United might win the battle, but City will win the war' - Community Shield preview podcast out now
manchestereveningnews.co.ukSaturday sees the start of the new domestic football season as Manchester City take on Manchester United at Wembley in the Community Shield, a repeat of the FA Cup final on May 25.
Both teams will feel undercooked for the match by missing so many players both for Saturday's contest itself but also throughout pre-season preparations due to three major international tournaments this summer.
So while neither coach will read too much into the result, they equally know the season curtain raiser will set the mood going into the real business of the Premier League a week later.
Ahead of the contest our Blues expert Simon Bajkowski and United reporter Steven Railston join up for one week for a joint Manchester is Red and Talking City podcast to preview the Wembley showdown and compare who has had the better pre-season and what we can expect from each during the campaign.
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