City, meanwhile, have a new manager in the dugout in Enzo Maresca, who will be keen to show he has what it takes to follow the example set by Pep Guardiola over the past decade. The Community Shield has featured City in four of its last six editions, but the Manchester side do not tend to perform in this competition. They have won only seven of their 16 appearances in it.
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