The 2016 FA Community Shield (also known as The FA Community Shield supported by

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for sponsorship reasons) was the 94th

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, an annual English football match played between the winners of the previous season's

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and

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. The match was contested by

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winners

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, and Leicester City, champions of the 2015–16 Premier League. It was held at

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a week before the Premier League season kicked off. Manchester United won the match 2–1 with goals from Jesse Lingard and

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, either side of a goal from Leicester striker Jamie Vardy.

Background

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, when they defeated

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1–0. It was also the first time they played as champions/runners–up of either top division league or FA Cup winners, as they played in 1971 as Second Division champions. Manchester United qualified as winners of the

. They defeated Crystal Palace 2–1 after extra time on 21 May 2016 to win their 12th title (tying the then-record with

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). It was their 30th FA Charity/Community Shield, winning a record 20. The previous match between the two sides was a 1–1 draw at

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on 1 May 2016. Anthony Martial scored for United in the eighth minute, while Leicester captain Wes Morgan equalised nine minutes later. Manchester United manager José Mourinho returned to the Community Shield for the second straight year, after managing for Chelsea in the

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Match

Summary

Jesse Lingard opened the scoring in the 32nd minute when he ran and got past three Leicester players before shooting low with his right foot past the onrushing Leicester goalkeeper

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who managed to get something on the shot but could not prevent it going into the net. Jamie Vardy made it 1–1 in the 52nd minute when he intercepted Marouane Fellaini's no-look back-pass before rounding David de Gea and slotting the ball low to the net with his left foot.

got the winning goal for Manchester United in the 83rd minute when he got above Leicester captain Wes Morgan and headed in from six yards out into the right corner off the post after a cross from the right by Antonio Valencia.

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