FA Cup winners Liverpool and Premier League champions Manchester City face off today in the 100th edition of the Community Shield, the traditional curtain-raiser for the new season. Having signed Darwin Núñez and Erling Haaland for mega-bucks this summer, this feels like a fresh chapter for both teams, who played out three thrillers last season, scoring 13 goals between them. Read on as we explain how to watch a 2022 Community Shield live stream wherever you are today - including ways to watch Liverpool vs Manchester City absolutely FREE.
The big news is that Haaland is in the Man City starting XI, playing in front of one of the most creative midfields in world football. Kevin de Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Jack Grealish and Riyad Mahrez will be looking to feed the towering 22-year-old at every opportunity.
He'll face off against Liverpool's first-choice backline, anchored by Virgil van Dijk. However, with Alisson injured, it's Adrián who lines up between the sticks. Jürgen Klopp has also opted to keep new signing Núñez in reserve, which means Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz and Roberto Firmino form the Reds' front trio.
Game: Liverpool vs Manchester City
Date: Saturday, July 30
Time: 5pm BST (local) / 12pm ET / 9am PT / 9.30pm IST / 2am AEST
Venue: King Power Stadium, Leicester
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Klopp's men endured an excruciating final week of the season just gone, in which they finished one point behind Manchester City in the title race, before losing to Real Madrid in the Champions League final. That takes some getting over, and seeing Sadio Mané leave for pastures new was not the ideal start to the summer.
The Senegalese was such a key cog in the Reds' pressing machine, and though 23-year-old Núñez already looks like an elite forward, the Uruguayan's signing forces a significant revision of Klopp's forward unit. Salah, Firmino, Diaz have got the nod today, but Diogo Jota will also consider himself as an automatic choice, while Harvey Elliott and Fábio Carvalho won't want to spend too long kicking their feet on the bench.
Generational talent he may be, but Pep Guardiola has insisted that Haaland will have to adapt to the way that City play, and not the other way around. In that regard a centre-forward can't ask for better teammates than de Bruyne, Silva and João Cancelo, who'll be laying on chance upon chance for their new target man.
Grealish has his work cut out filling Raheem Sterling's boots after an underwhelming first season in blue, and it's also going to be interesting to see how Kalvin Phillips and Julian Alvarez fit into Guardiola's plans. They're both on the bench. Follow our guide as we explain how to watch a Liverpool vs Manchester City live stream in the 2022 Community Shield from wherever you are today.
How to watch Liverpool vs Manchester City for FREE: live stream Community Shield in the UK
How to watch 2022 Community Shield from outside your country
We've set out below the ways you can live stream Liverpool vs Manchester City in a number of countries around the world. However, if you're away travelling for work or pleasure, you probably won't be able to tune in like you normally would at home.
That's the result of geo-blocking - best understood as digital borders that restrict certain services and content to certain parts of the world. A good streaming VPN can let you get around these digital borders, while also offering robust protection from cybercriminals and government snooping.
Use a VPN to live stream Community Shield from anywhere
How to use a VPN to watch Community Shield 2022
Using a VPN is as easy as one-two-three...
1. Download and install a VPN - as we say, our top choice is ExpressVPN
2. Connect to the appropriate server location - open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select the appropriate location, eg: 'UK' for ITV's free coverage.
3. Go to the broadcaster's live stream - so, in this case, just head to ITV Hub
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