Liverpool will win the Premier League, showed Man City are playing for nothing

Liverpool returned to winning an FA Community Shield after a 16-year wait, when they triumphed over Chelsea, and now they do so against their common enemy of recent seasons. With this win, the team showed that they are ready to win another Premier League and that Manchester City have no game in hand to take it. The Reds captain got his hands on the trophy for the first time on Saturday after a 3-1 victory against Manchester City at King Power Stadium.

Trent Alexander-Arnold put Jürgen Klopp’s side in front with a curling finish and though Julian Alvarez equalised in the second half, Mohamed Salah converted a penalty and substitute Darwin Nunez sealed it with a stoppage-time header. Henderson and Andy Robertson reflected on the win post-match, explaining the intensity of the clash with City and how the result provides a boost ahead of next weekend’s league opener at Fulham.

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Jordan Henderson

"Another great day for the fans and for us as players. We hadn’t won this trophy yet so it’s nice to do that, but after today we know we are going to enjoy it, but tomorrow we need to focus on next week, the start of the season and be prepared for that. We’ve got another game tomorrow, some of the lads will play in that, then we’ve got to prepare for Fulham away, which will be a tough test, and the season gets under way so we need to be ready."

Andy Robertson

"It’s nice. Obviously we’ve played in this twice before and failed on penalties twice, so it’s nice to kind of flip that and get the medal and win the trophy, of course it is. It’s obviously the first game of the season and you only get here by being successful and a really tough game against a top opposition, but it’s always nice to win it. This is the first taste for us so hopefully it’s not the last trophy we win this season."