Liverpool 1-1 Manchester City: 3 Talking Points after Manchester City's community shield win on penalties

#2 Mane's absence and the gulf of class in bench strength haunt Liverpool

Gabriel Jesus came off the bench to score the winning penalty in the shootout

Sadio Mane was a notable absentee for Liverpool as they failed to threaten City's left-flank. The Senegalese international is expected to return tomorrow after an extended holiday as he was involved in the Africa Cup of Nations with his country and Liverpool missed his explosiveness up-front.

Divock Origi, last season's Champions League winning hero, failed to make an impression in his absence as he was kept at bay by Manchester City's full-backs.

Aside from Mane's absence, the gulf of class between the two squads was apparent as the likes of Sergio Aguero, Gabriel Jesus and Ilkay Gundogan were all on the bench for Manchester City.

Liverpool's bench wasn't short of numbers and although the likes of Xherdan Shaqiri and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are useful players in their own right, the Cityzens are well stacked in every department and possess quality deputies to all their key players, something Liverpool have lacked in recent seasons.