All you need to know about FA Community Shield 2023 between Manchester City and Arsenal
FA Community Shield (Source: Twitter)
Manchester City will lock horns with Arsenal in the 101st FA Community Shield game which will take place on Sunday, August 6 at the Wembley Stadium. In the last season, which is 2022-23, the Blues became the second Premier League side to complete a treble after their local rivals Manchester United. The ‘Cityzens’ won the English Premier League, FA Cup, and the UEFA Champions League. Where on one side City will eye for their seventh title, on the other side Arsenal would be looking for their ninth title in this competition.
“The situation that we are in, we finished (last season) two weeks later than Arsenal and we start (this season) two weeks later. So, we are not in the best way. We struggle to restart every season but it’s fine, and hopefully our mentality can help us to be there and compete,” Guardiola was quoted as saying at Reuters ahead of their Community Shield fixture.
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Date and Time:
The match f between Manchester City and Arsenal will be played on Sunday, August 6. The match will kick start at 03:00 PM (GMT); 08:30 P.M. (IST) at Wembley Stadium.
Form:
Arsenal (in all competitions): W-W-L-W-D
Manchester City (in all competitions): L-W-W-W-W
Head to Head:
Matches: 185
Arsenal: 86
Manchester City: 56
Draw: 43
Predicted Lineup:
Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Aaron Ramsdale, Jurrien Timber, Gabriel, WilliamSaliba, Ben White, Declan Rice, Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz
Manchester City (4-1-3-2): Ederson Moraes, Aymeric Laporte, Ruben Dias, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Rodri, Jack Grealish, Bernardo Silva, Phill Foden/ Kevin De Bruyne, Erling Haaland, Julian Alvarez.
Live Streaming:
India: Sony Sports Network
UK: ITV and STV
USA: ESPN+
