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Leicester's Community Shield win analysed | Grealish's debut assessed

Author: Sky Sports August 8, 2021 Duration: 23:03

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Leicester got their season off to the perfect start with victory over Manchester City to claim the Community Shield at Wembley - where £100m man Jack Grealish had to wait for his City debut.

Alice Piper is joined by Pete Smith and Ron Walker to look back on Kelechi Iheancho's late winner, what the result means for both sides and how they are faring ahead of the return of the Premier League next weekend.

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