2016 FA Community Shield
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| Date | 7 August 2016 | ||||||
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| Venue | Wembley Stadium, London | ||||||
The 2016 FA Community Shield (also known as the 2016 FA Community Shield supported by McDonald's for sponsorship reasons) will be the 94th FA Community Shield, an annual English football match played between the winners of the previous season's Premier League and FA Cup. The match will be contested by 2015–16 FA Cup winners Manchester United, and Leicester City, champions of the 2015–16 Premier League. It will be held at Wembley Stadium a week before the Premier League season kicks off.
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Background
Leicester City qualified as champions of the 2015–16 Premier League. They won the title after then-second place Tottenham Hotspur drew 2–2 to Chelsea in Stamford Bridge on 2 May 2016. It will be their second FA Charity/Community Shield, after the 1971 edition, where they defeated Liverpool 1–0.
Manchester United qualified as champions of the 2015–16 FA Cup. They defeated Crystal Palace 2–1 on 21 May 2016 to win their 12th title (shared record with Arsenal). It will be their 30th FA Charity/Community Shield, winning a record 20.
The previous match between both sides was a 1–1 draw in Old Trafford on 1 May 2016. Anthony Martial scored for United on the 8th minute, while Leicester captain Wes Morgan equalised on the 17th minute.
