Arsenal will meet Manchester City in the 2023 FA Community Shield on Sunday.
The Community Shield is an annual football match in England between the Premier League and FA Cup winners from the previous season. It is the penultimate game before the Premier League season officially begins next week on August 11
Arsenal is playing City after finishing second in the Premier League and winning the FA Cup under Mikel Arteta.
This year’s encounter will be the first between the two clubs since 2014, when Arsenal, then coached by Arsene Wenger, overcame Manuel Pellegrini’s City 3-0 thanks to goals from Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey, and Olivier Giroud.
It will also be the first meeting between the teams since City overcame Arsenal to win the Premier League title last season.
When , venue and where to watch the Community Shield?
Arsenal vs. Manchester City begins off at 4pm BST/11am ET/8am PT. The game will take place at Wembley Stadium.
In the United Kingdom, ITV will broadcast the game live on ITV1 and on the ITV Hub. ESPN+ will stream the event in the United States.
What did managers say?
Guardiola admitted that his team is not at its best, despite winning two of their three pre-season games and Arsenal losing one of their five pre-season games.
“Normally when you win the titles that we won, they give you the chance to fight for new ones. We are going to try. Knowing how we are right now, we finished two weeks later than Arsenal and started two weeks later.” Guardiola stated.
“We are not in the best, best way. We struggle to start every season but it is a final and hopefully, our mentality can help us to be there and compete like we have to against them and try to win the title.” he added
At the weekend, City will try to win their sixth Community Shield.
On the other hand, Mikel Arteta, who won the trophy in 2020 after guiding his team to a victory over Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool in a penalty shootout, expressed his enthusiasm at the prospect of winning the trophy a second time while managing Arsenal.
“We are very excited to play a final and have the opportunity to win a trophy. We’re playing the team that is the team to beat,” Mikel Arteta stated.
“They’re the best team in Europe last season so we know what the standards are and what we’re going to need to win. Really excited.” he added