Arsenal vs Man City

Arsenal made a strong start to the new season with a convincing 3-0 victory over Manchester City in the FA Community Shield in Cardiff. The result gave Mikel Arteta’s side the first silverware of the campaign and provided several early talking points. Arsenal Make Early Statement With Silverware Arsenal wasted no time making their mark, scoring after just 23 seconds — their fastest goal across 668 matches under Mikel Arteta. The dominant performance delivered an emphatic victory and could prove an early psychological

Pep Guardiola admitted he was not happy to ask Manchester City to play so defensively as Gabriel Martinelli's stoppage-time equaliser rescued a 1-1 draw for Arsenal on Sunday. Guardiola resorted to an unusually conservative second-half game-plan at the Emirates Stadium in a bid to hold on after Erling Haaland's ninth-minute opener. However, the City manager's decision to substitute Norway striker Haaland and withdraw England forward Phil Foden in a switch to a back five ultimately backfired. Arsenal were able to monopolise possession with