Live Commentary: Leicester City vs Manchester United

Good afternoon and welcome to Nigerianeye's live text coverage of the Community Shield match between Leicester City and Manchester United at Wembley.


The Foxes earned their place in the season's traditional curtain-raiser by winning the Premier League title against 5,000-1 odds last term, eventually finishing 10 points clear of second place.

United endured a disappointing league campaign under Louis van Gaal, but won the FA Cup in May and are today looking to pick up their first piece of silverware in the Jose Mourinho era.

Make sure you don't miss a moment of the action courtesy of our minute-by-minute updates below.


OFFICIAL LINE-UP

LEICESTER STARTING XI: Schmeichel; Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs; Mahrez, King, Drinkwater, Albrighton; Okazaki, Vardy

Subs: Zieler, Hernandez, Musa, Schlupp, Gray, Ulloa, Mendy


MANCHESTER UNITED STARTING XI: De Gea; Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Shaw; Carrick, Fellaini, Lingard, Rooney, Martial; Ibrahimović

Subs: Romero, Rojo, Schneiderlin, Herrera, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford













Manchester United pick up the first silverware of the 2016-17 season, then, which is certainly not a bad start for Mourinho and co. Ibrahimovic - another of the big-name summer arrivals - gets the winning goal as I'm sure the script dictated after Jamie Vardy had earlier cancelled out Jesse Lingard's opener. It is a good start to the new campaign for the Red Devils, but they will not need telling that the real business starts next weekend. Thanks for joining our coverage of the match.


90+5 min MANCHESTER UNITED WIN THE 2016 COMMUNITY SHIELD!

90+5 min FULL TIME: Leicester City 1-2 Manchester United

90+3 min MANCHESTER UNITED SUB: One final change for United, and it must be an injury as Mata - a sub himself - is replaced by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

90+1 min There will be four minutes of added time at the end of this match.

89 min LEICESTER SUB: Leicester make their final change of the afternoon, and it is a last throw of the dice as Leonardo Ulloa replaces Huth.

87 min MANCHESTER UNITED SUB: Another change for United, and still no Mkhitaryan as Morgan Schneiderlin comes on for Rooney.

85 min Is there any way back for Leicester now? They are running out of time, that is for sure. Musa in particularly will be regretting that missed chance just moments before Zlatan's goal.

83 min Well, he's been quiet today but Zlatan Ibrahimovic may have just won it for United! Valencia does well to earn a yard down the right flank before standing a cross up into the box. Ibrahimovic gets up above Morgan and gets just enough on his header to send it past Schmeichel and in off the post.

83 min GOAL! Leicester 1-2 Manchester United (Zlatan Ibrahimovic)

81 min CHANCE! Good chance for Leicester to get a second! Huth does well to beat Fellaini in the air and loop a header into the six-yard box, where Musa has stolen in behind Rojo. However, as he dives to reach the ball he can't keep his header down, instead helping it over the bar from close range.

81 min LEICESTER SUB: The champions make another change here as Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Fuchs.

79 min OFF THE LINE! United almost regain the lead in strange circumstances as Fellaini flicks a header into a dangerous area that Rooney chases. He makes it difficult for Schmeichel and the ball squirms out to Ibrahimovic, but he can't react in time to get a good connection on his finish and that allows Drinkwater to hack the ball away from goal.

79 min A moment of hesitation at the back from Leicester between Huth and Schmeichel almost proves costly, but the keeper eventually commits and gets to the ball well to clear the danger.

77 min Bailly may be walking a bit of a tightrope here. He goes into a messy aerial challenge inside the Leicester box and completely wipes out his man, and in a competitive match there would be a question of a second yellow. He has been a lot more erratic since I praise him...

75 min YELLOW CARD! Vardy is the latest name in the book for a strong challenge on Mata. On first glance it is harsh as Vardy gets the ball, but nowadays you can't really go in like that.

73 min We're still level as he go into the final 20 minutes here, and if it stays this way until the end of the match then we will go straight to penalties. No extra time in the Community Shield.

71 min Gray whips the resulting free kick into a dangerous position and, while no Leicester players are close to getting on the end of it, De Gea does well to catch it down low with the sun in his eyes.

71 min YELLOW CARD! Bailly is the first United player in the book for barging into the back of Vardy.

70 min MANCHESTER UNITED SUB: Two more changes for United as Marcos Rojo and Marcus Rashford come on in place of Shaw and Martial.

69 min SAVE! Decent chance for United as Martial slides a clever reverse pass in to Fellaini, who doesn't seem to know what to do when he picks up the ball in the area. He ends up turning back and teeing the ball up for Rooney, whose curling effort is straight at Schmeichel.

67 min As the clock ticks into 66, Wembley rises as one to applaud the achievements of England's team of 1966. This year marks the 50th anniversary of their World Cup triumph, and Wembley is showing its appreciation here.

65 min Not the best thing for Fellaini to do with a certain Paul Pogba set to add yet more competition for the midfield places at Old Trafford.

63 min MANCHESTER UNITED SUB: ...and another change for United, this time enforced as Lingard limps off to be replaced by Juan Mata.

63 min LEICESTER SUBS: Ranieri responds with a couple of changes himself as Nampalys Mendy and Luis Hernandez replace King and Simpson.

61 min MANCHESTER UNITED SUB: United make their first change of the afternoon as Ander Herrera comes on in place of Carrick.

59 min Almost a chance for Fellaini as Rooney hangs a cross up to the back post for the midfield, who has isolated himself against Simpson. It looks like a mismatch, but the defender does really well to win the header and also wins a free kick off the Belgian.

57 min SHOT! Leicester quickly break up the other end through Musa, who has already shown glimpses of his pace. He cuts a pass across the field for Gray, whose long-range effort is tame and easy for De Gea to gather.

56 min The resulting free kick is flicked on and almost falls for Ibrahimovic, but Schmeichel does just enough to force the striker away from danger.

55 min YELLOW CARD! King becomes the second man in the book for a sliding challenge from behind on Lingard.

54 min Rooney has a chance to go for goal and provide an immediate response for United, but he gets his shot all wrong and it flies a long way off target.

52 min Leicester are level, and who else gets the goal but Vardy?! It is a shocker from Fellaini as he cuts out a pass from Musa before selling De Gea well short with his attempted poke back to the keeper. Vardy is on it in a flash, getting to the ball well before De Gea before rounding the keeper, rejecting the chance to do gown for a penalty, and slotting it into the empty net from a tight angle. Vardy at his best there!

52 min GOAL! Leicester 1-1 Manchester United (Jamie Vardy)

51 min CHANCE! Chance for Leicester as Luke Shaw mistimes his jump, which allows Mahrez in behind. He plays it in to Musa, but he can't sort his feet out and the chance goes begging.

50 min Ranieri's name rings around Wembley as the Leicester fans show their appreciation to the manager to guided them to their greatest ever achievement last season.

48 min Bailly has been very impressive so far today, and he does well again here. Firstly he shows good strength to deny Musa, before recovering to stop Vardy in his tracks. He does like to go to ground, but his timing in doing so has been good for the most part today

46 min KICKOFF: Here we go then! United get us back underway for the second half, and the first thing to tell you is that the Foxes have made a couple of changes at the break. Ahmed Musa and Demarai Gray are introduced in place of Okazaki and Albrighton. No changes for United.

The first half comes to an end at Wembley, then, and it is Manchester United who go into the break ahead. It hasn't been the best game for the neutral, but that is to be expected at this stage of the campaign, with both sides surely having one eye on the start of the new Premier League season. There have been chances at both ends, but in general they have been few and far between.


45+1 min HALF TIME: Leicester City 0-1 Manchester United

45 min There will be one minute of added time at the end of this first half.

44 min Just a minute remains of this first half at Wembley, and it hasn't been a thriller in truth. Even so, we've seen a goal and Leicester hit the crossbar, so there has been the odd moment for the fans to get excited about.

42 min Ibrahimovic has been noticeably quiet so far in this match, and the entire United front four has been switching around quite a lot. Zlatan has found himself out wide right, deeper in a number 10 role and on the left rather than just sticking as the focal point, but so far he hasn't been able to influence the game much.

40 min YELLOW CARD! The first yellow card of the afternoon is shown to Danny Simpson for a trip on Rooney, and the defender has no complaints.

39 min Here is the goal that separates the two sides as things stand. Jesse Lingard, take a bow. Wes Morgan - don't.

37 min CHANCE! Half a chance for Leicester to get an equaliser, and again it comes from a corner. King gets across the front man, but he is too far past the near post to be able to steer his header on target.

36 min Another bright attack from United, this time down the left, as Shaw bombs forward from full-back. Martial slides a pass to him, but Huth does well to come across and deny Rooney a sight of goal.

34 min That could be the goal this game needed to open things up a little. Leicester may need to come out of their shells a bit more to get back into this one, and that should give United a little more space too.

32 min Finally, the match sparks into life with a fine solo effort from Lingard to break the deadlock! Lingard, who scored the stunning goal to send United to this match, opens the scoring here as he dances through a number of challenges before breaking into the box and keeping his composure to slide it past Schmeichel and into the corner. Leicester, and Morgan in particular, could have done a lot better defensively, but take nothing away from that goal.

32 min GOAL! Leicester 0-1 Manchester United (Jesse Lingard)

29 min The opening half an hour has passed by at a fairly pedestrian pace, which is perhaps to be expected given that we are just a week away from the start of the Premier League season.

27 min Bailly is again involved from the resulting corner as he heads it away under pressure from Morgan, while Fuchs slices a volley well wide as the ball falls to him.

26 min Another test for Bailly against Vardy as the Leicester striker takes the ball down well inside the area. He tries to push the ball past Bailly, who goes to ground and makes a good, clean sliding challenge. Any mistake there would have been a penalty!

24 min Mourinho has just made a minor tactical switch midway through this half, with Lingard and Martial swapping wings. Neither have been particularly involved so far today.

22 min Leicester are really starting to grow into this game now. They are enjoying their best spell of the match so far, and with that Okazaki header have come closest to scoring.

20 min OFF THE BAR! Okazaki comes even closer here! The resulting corner is swung in to a good area and Okazaki gets in front of his man before flicking a header against the crossbar!

19 min CLOSE! Leicester have their first real sight of goal as Vardy comes forward before knocking it back to Okazaki. The striker tries to curl an effort in to the bottom corner, but it drifts narrowly wide of the target. It will be a corner for the Foxes, though.

18 min Good defending from Fuchs as he gets across to make a clean sliding challenge on Lingard before ensuring that the ball comes off the United man last, earning his side a goal kick.

16 min SAVE! Some good pressure from United here as they keep Leicester penned back in their own box. A ball bounces up in the area which Ibrahimovic and Morgan both go up for. Ibrahimovic gets up highest to win it, nodding it back to Fellaini, who swivels and volleys it towards goal, but it is a tame effort. Schmeichel still spills it, but recovers in time to collect at the second time of asking.

14 min This match is being played a little like another pre-season game at the moment, in truth. There isn't a great deal of urgency from either side and we're yet to see our first real chance. Still a long way to go, though.

12 min CHANCE! Schmeichel is called into action for the first time today as Shaw's cross loops up off Mahrez and into the path of Rooney. He plants his header on target, but it is a routine stop for the Leicester keeper.

10 min SHOT! The first shot of the day comes from United as Martial runs at Mahrez and Simpson. He goes on the outside and earns a yard, but the angle is against him and he slams his effort into the side-netting.

9 min It's all taking place in the middle third of the pitch in the opening stages here. Neither side has had so much as a sniff at goal, with Vardy's run into the box the closest we have come to goalmouth action yet.

7 min Nothing major to report from the opening exchanges so far as both sides continue to feel each other out at a sunny Wembley Stadium. The Leicester fans are the louder of the two sets of supporters, but neither fan base have had too much to shout about so far.

5 min Vardy makes his first bright dart of the season, carrying the ball a long way on the left flank before racing past Bailly. Blind is across well to clear the danger, though, and he gets clattered into as a result.

3 min United are dominating possession in these early stages, but not in position that will harm Leicester. They knock it around the back calmly and seem to have settled into the game quickly.

1 min KICKOFF: Here we go then! Craig Pawson gets us underway for this season curtain-raiser as Leicester and Manchester United do battle for the first trophy of the campaign!