Arsenal vs Man City LIVE: Community Shield result, final score and reaction as Gunners win on penalties
Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola meet once more at Wembley
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Your support makes all the difference.The Community Shield is always a game for the calendar - the official opening of elite action in England’s men’s game. This time around it’s treble-winners Manchester City and last season’s Premier League runners-up Arsenal who meet at Wembley, fighting for the first prize of the new campaign.
Mikel Arteta has added the likes of Declan Rice and Kai Havertz to his squad this summer, while Mateo Kovacic has traded Chelsea for Man City as a replacement for Ilkay Gundogan.
While not usually a match which foretells the fortunes of the season ahead, it’s still an intriguing opportunity to see where these respective squads are ahead of the opening game of the 2023/24 league next term. Follow live updates from the Community Shield at Wembley below:
44’ - Arsenal 0-0 Man City
Very, very nearly 1-0 - Rodri lobs Ramsdale from the halfway line and his shot just drops on top of the net! What a way to end the first half that would have been.
Martinelli is then robbed by Alvarez and his cross from the right also beats the Arsenal keeper - but Gabriel is on hand to clear from inside the six-yard box before Haaland can tap home.
40’ - Arsenal 0-0 Man City
Massive chance for Havertz to break the deadlock! A lovely reverse pass sees Saka into the box and behind his man, he cuts it back and the German’s right-footed shot is very well blocked by Ortega!
Kovacic launches a counter with a fine dribble and pass, but Haaland has no support and it peters out.
36’ - Arsenal 0-0 Man City
Saka winds his way past Akanji but is forced a little wider than he would have wanted as he bends a left-footed shot in. It flies well wide, but it underlines Arsenal’s minor attacking threat superiority in much of this first half.
City struggling to play out from deep at the moment.
32’ - Arsenal 0-0 Man City
Ramsdale’s errant touch has the ball spinning towards his own goal - with Haaland closing in. He just about gets there ahead of the striker to clear, before Alvarez soon after touches the ball away once it’s out for a free-kick. Yellow card for him, tremendous roars for Arsenal fans as though they’ve just lifted the title. Football as we know it, very much back. Apart from the goals.
28’ - Arsenal 0-0 Man City
Yellow card for Havertz for a very cynical trip on Stones as he rampaged away through the centre. Arsenal fans unhappy their team has another card but that was as blatant as you’ll see all year.
City unhurried at the moment; Arsenal have had less of the ball but more urgency and dangerous moments, save for Rodri’s long-rangers.
Both managers looking animated on the touchline.
24’ - Arsenal 0-0 Man City
Big chance, big block! White spins into the box, Havertz’s shot on the turn is saved and the rebound from Martinelli is straight into Stones’ chest. He’s down winded, Arsenal fans want a penalty, nothing given either way and on we go, goalless.
20’ - Arsenal 0-0 Man City
We’ve reached the point of the season already where every foul is met by baying, furious supporters demanding cards of varying colours for each player involved. Didn’t take long.
Mikel Arteta is spoken to again on the sidelines by the fourth official.
16’ - Arsenal 0-0 Man City
Stones is caught in possession and Havertz wins a free-kick. Arteta has a strop that no card is shown and is promptly shown one himself.
Kovacic is the man making City progress quickly through midfield and does so again, before another shot flies wide.
Havertz then this time holds up play well and spreads it to Martinelli, but Timber’s attempted turn into the box is stopped.
12’ - Arsenal 0-0 Man City
Fairly quiet start from the Gunners’ new front man Havertz - who many expected to be in midfield. Perhaps Eddie Nketiah also expected this, but he’s only sub today instead of starting in the absence of Gabriel Jesus.
Haaland and Alvarez tee up Rodri now and he scuffs one wide of the near post from 20 yards, via a slight deflection.
8’ - Arsenal 0-0 Man City
Yellow card for Thomas Partey. A minor pull-back results in a foul he disagrees with, he flicks the ball away and Stuart Attwell has no time whatsoever for such transgressions on this warm afternoon. Out comes the yellow and he’s the first name into teh book this term.
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