Top stars who will miss FA Community Shield game between Manchester United and Manchester City on Saturday

It is officially the beginning of the English Football season as Manchester United get ready to take on Manchester City in the FA Community Shield. Erik Ten Hag and his side are the current FA Cup winners having beaten arch-rivals Manchester City with a 2-1 margin in the finals. 

Manchester City on the other hand have won the English Premier League four years in a row. Pep Guardiola and his men won the title despite staunch resistance from Arsenal to nick yet another title in their favour. 

Ahead of the game, both sides are facing lots of injury issues. Manchester United in particular have been laid low due to the plethora of setbacks they suffered during their pre-season tour of the United States of America. 

Here are the players confirmed to miss the FA Community Shield

Manchester United 

Leny Yoro – The French defender was brought for a huge sum of money from Lillee during the summer window. Leny Yoro suffered a massive injury during the pre-season game against Arsenal and is out for three months. 

Rasmus Hojlund – The best goal scorer for Manchester United last season, Danish striker Rasmus Hojlund is also set to miss the FA Community Shield. The youngster was injured during the tour game versus Arsenal and is set to be out for 6 weeks. 

Harry Maguire – Veteran Manchester United star and former skipper Harry Maguire picked up a knock during the US tour. The incident happened during the friendly against Liverpool which United lost 3-0 and is set to miss an unspecified period of time. 

Victor Lindelof – Yet another veteran star to miss the FA Community Shield on Saturday is Swedish star Victor Lindelof. Erik Ten Hag had noted that Lindelof isn’t yet up to the mark as far as fitness goes. 

Luke Shaw – Left-back Luke Shaw has been battling injury issues for most of the last season. The former Southampton star is a certain non-starter for the huge game against their cross-town rivals. 

Aaron Wan- Bissaka – Right back slot could see Diogo Dalot as Aaron Wan Bissaka also had picked up a knock. The former Crystal Palace man is in the news with a potential move to West Ham United in the next few weeks. This could be a precaution to allow the right-back to have his medicals. 

Manchester City 

Rodri – The Spanish star has been given an extended break by Pep Guardiola to come back fresh. Rodri played a key role in Spain winning the EURO 2024 by beating England in the finals. 

Kyle Walker – Right-back Kyle Walker is yet another player who has been given rest as he was actively involved in the Euros. It also gives City a chance to test some of their bench with a huge season looming large. 

Phil Foden – Manchester City sensation Phil Foden has been asked to rest due to the workload management he had. Phil Foden was a key part of Manchester City last season and also played a huge part for England during the Euros. 

John Stones – With a plethora of options available in the backline, Pep Guardiola doesn’t want to rush John Stones back into the XI. The former Everton man will be looking to get ready in time for the season opener versus Chelsea next week. 

Likely Manchester United XI – Andre Onana, Diogo Dalot, Jonny Evans, Lisandro Martinez, Harry Amass, Casemiro, Kobbie Mainoo, Bruno Fernandez, Amad Diallo, Joshua Zirkzee, and Marcus Rashford

Likely Manchester City XI – Stefan Ortega, Rico Lewis, Manuel Akanji, Ruben Dias, Josko Gvardiol, Bernardo Silva, Matteo Kovacic, Oscar Bobb, Kevin De Bruyne, Jack Grealish, and Erling Haaland