Drab modern football was on show at Wembley earlier today as Manchester City strolled to a 2-0 win over Chelsea to win the 2018/19 Community Shield.
On a very hot afternoon, an uninspiring clash saw new Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri lose his first competitive match in charge of the team.
Much focus was on Álvaro Morata who has changed his squad number from 9 to 29 in a tribute to his newborn twins following their arrival on July 29th.
With masses of empty seats and less than huge interest online, these were the best jokes from the Community Shield final:
Flamethrowers, selfies, plastic flags, empty seats, and the third-place finishers in The Voice UK final – yes, it’s the #CommunityShield #CHEMCI
— Paul Brown (@pbsportswriter) August 5, 2018
GENUINE QUESTION: Is there a creche at the Chelsea Vs Man City men's game today? With so many young fathers heading to Wembley this afternoon, just wondering who's looking after their kids #MensCommunityShield #CommunityShield
— manwhohasitall (@manwhohasitall) August 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/TheSportsman/status/1026117145632153601
https://twitter.com/afc1gunner/status/1026112095212003328
Congratulations to @ChelseaFC on your we sold more tickets than you trophy..@ManCity
— mark lewis (@bluecamp66) August 5, 2018
Rules of the #CommunityShield ~
It’s a friendly and doesn’t matter. *
*it matters if your team is playing.**
**it doesn’t matter if your team doesn’t win.***
***if you win it, but your team doesn’t win anything else that season – it didn’t matter.
— Sam Homewood (@SamHomewood) August 5, 2018
REMINDER#CommunityShield
Win – legitimate trophy
Lose – glorified friendly
— Kristian Sturt (@FootieWriter) August 5, 2018
☀️ Kevin De Bruyne ruled out for Man City today due to the 20+ degree heat…#CommunityShield pic.twitter.com/GnKdlJFdUH
— thesportsman (@TheSportsman) August 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/talkSPORT/status/1026135438229209089
https://twitter.com/Vintage_Utd/status/1026099807444721664
I think Caballero grew that beard to disguise himself after what he did to Argentina this summer #CommunityShield
— Crossbar Soccer (@crossbar_soccer) August 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/COPA90/status/1026107846881107968
https://twitter.com/Naxilo/status/1026110366151979009
https://twitter.com/MCshizzzle/status/1026119828397019136
https://twitter.com/TheSportsman/status/1026129625796292608
Morata would have misssed it
— Waѕiyullah Budye (@WasiyullahB) August 5, 2018
Chelsea need to make 3 signings alone in the half time.
— Nawaz. (@BlueNawaz) August 5, 2018
its not career mode mate
— “ (@JosephCFC18) August 5, 2018
The real comedy is having Morata as main striker.
— Hector Hernandez (@SaulGattuso) August 5, 2018
That 29 out there, in a Chelsea shirt… plays just like that guy who wore the number 9 last season.
— Dan Levene (@danlevene) August 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/fabolous3d/status/1026135770493595648
Chelsea went from Diego Costa, a man who’s idea of a relaxing night is to watch A Serbian Film & pour triple vodka shots through his eyeballs, to Morata who needs a night light to get to sleep.
— United Religion (@Unitedology) August 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/OddoiFutureCFC/status/1026118357383356417
Jesus now Moses on the pitch, it must be Sunday!! #CommunityShield #CHEMCI
— LynneG (@lynger2000) August 5, 2018
Moses, Jesus and Abraham on the pitch, a biblical fanfiction for the ages. #CommunityShield
— COPA90 (@Copa90) August 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/Iam_Abdulaxis/status/1026117080834293760
Chelsea bring on Drinkwater. An aptly named player in this heat. Stay safe, folks.
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) August 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/iam_skymonie/status/1026132983558938624
The only positive from the game for Chelsea is transfer window is still open! #CommunityShield
— Sunil A S (@AnsSunil) August 5, 2018
New Chelsea manager apologises to fans.
He says he's Sarri.#CommunityShield
— Football Burp ⚽ (@FootballBurp) August 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/CAVALLO_BN/status/1026148313958178816
https://twitter.com/SamuelsRadio/status/1026135361913856002
https://twitter.com/TSMTransfers/status/1026138465820454913
https://twitter.com/shotongoal247/status/1026134604464435200
☝️ 18-year-old Claudio Gomes has now won a trophy for Man City after being on the pitch for ONE second…#MCFC#CommunityShield pic.twitter.com/JMAML54zjZ
— thesportsman (@TheSportsman) August 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/FuriousRantz16/status/1026136476399161344
Only true managerial masterminds win the Community Shield pic.twitter.com/tWRXjjhvEq
— ODDSbible (@ODDSbible) August 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/Majestic_Hudson/status/1026136075155255296
So Chelsea fans… who are from London… sold out all there tickets… only to leave 50 mins in
Man City fans… who didn’t sell out every single seat… because they come from Manchester…191 miles away… and every single one stays till the end…to watch them win(again)
— moll (@mollmcfc) August 5, 2018
https://twitter.com/CityBilbo/status/1026135984428277761
https://twitter.com/TheAFCBam/status/1026145453606354944
It's the Community Shield…its for charity..not a serious trophy *wipes tear*
— Imoh (@ImohUmoren) August 5, 2018
Can't believe the qualifying rounds for next season's Community Shield start in five days
— Chris (@chrs00) August 5, 2018