Arsenal face Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday 16 August at 3pm BST in Cardiff, Enzo Maresca’s first competitive match as City coach after Pep Guardiola’s departure. An orderly opening would be encouraging enough. If Arsenal score first, City’s response over the next spell may tell us rather more about the new coach than the first twenty tidy minutes. The FA fixture details are here: https://www.thefa.com/news/2026/jul/20/match-officials-for-fa-community-shield-2026-appointed-20262007
Arsenal face Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday…
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At least City have now shown some response to going behind. Atlético scored on 43 minutes, then City scored on 57 and 59 before adding a late third. Useful from their final Asia tour friendly, but Arsenal under competitive pressure is a rather different test. https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/401886560/atletico-madrid-manchester-city