Pep Guardiola wants to give Jack Grealish minutes in today’s Community Shield against Leicester, a first bit of spark to a new season. It is not just that the new Manchester City signing is one of the most entertaining players in England, now playing in the country’s best team. That is what the Community – or, rather, the Charity – Shield used to be about, after all. That is indicated by the fact that, in that same 10 years, only one shield winner has gone on to win the title. And yet a return to normality brings a return – however briefly – to old ways.

Source: Irish Independent August 06, 2021 21:22 UTC