The "Reds" Liverpool beat city rival Manchester City 3-1 in the Community Shield, opening the new season with the trophy. The victory not only gave Liverpool a head start at the beginning of the new season, but also laid the foundation for the rise of the "king" Davin Nunes. In the much-anticipated striker's duel, Davin Nunes came on as a substitute, and with a 12-yard penalty and a stoppage-time header, managed to beat Ahmed Salah, who missed an open goal in the last minute.
The clash, which took place at the King Power Stadium, saw City captain Ahmed Salah make his debut while Liverpool put Davin Nunes on the bench. Liverpool right back Alexander Arnott scored in the 21st minute of the match with a clever shot from inside the box to take a 1-0 lead at halftime. In the second half, City brought on Zulian Evaris and Phil Cotton to bolster their attack, while Liverpool also sent on Davin Nunes. Zulian Evaris equalized for City in the 70th minute.
In the final stages of the game, Davin Nunes exploded into action with a header in the 82nd minute that led to a handball by Rubin Dias and a 12-yard penalty by Mohamed Salah. In stoppage time, the Uruguayan striker was once again in front of the goal with a header, making him "Mr. Key" to Liverpool's victory. Although Ahmed Salah had a golden opportunity in the final moments of the match, his shot hit the crossbar and was completely overshadowed by Davin Nunes.
Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp set the record straight for Nunes after the game: "In this world, people always judge at first sight, which is not true, but it happens all the time. In the first few warm-up games our team was in poor form, we kept passing the ball to Nunes, he was exhausted after chasing it a few times, but people criticized him for bad ball control, which is a joke! We have to get used to it, Nunes handled it well and those who are patient will eventually realize how strong Nunes is."
