Highlights: Arsenal - Manchester City | FA Community Shield 2023

This was only the third time these sides had met in this fixture. The last encounter back in 2014 ended in a 3-0 win for the Gunners. Nine years on, Mikel Arteta's side were seeking to exact revenge on a City team that pipped them to the title in the last campaign. Commentary at Wembley comes from Stuart Robson and Gary Tappas. Let's start with a look at the teams for you, beginning with the Gunners. Mikel Arteta is without two former Manchester City players. Striker Gabriel Jesus has a knee injury and Oleksandr Zinchenko a calf problem. That means that debutant Kai Havertz will play up top, as he did so often for Chelsea. Five changes in all to this side that played against Monaco on Wednesday. Bukayo Saka is back from illness and there are starts for Gabriel and Martin Odegaard. Another new signing, Durian Timber, starts at left back. Kevin De Bruyne is only on the City bench as he continues to regain full fitness. You may remember he was forced off in the first half of May's Champions League final with a hamstring injury. Just two changes to the XI that lost to Atletico last Sunday. New signing Mateo Kovacic replaces Phil Foden and Manuel Akanji comes in for Aymeric Laporte. Last season's top scorer Erling Haaland scored in both league games against the Gunners last campaign, but he's never netted here at Wembley. The top two from last season's Premier League going head-to-head. What better way to kick off the new campaign? Even though the Gunners ran City close, the fact is that City have won each of the last eight meetings with Arsenal. That familiar sort of ball we've seen from Rodri so many times, Akanji advancing down that left side. It was a great ball in as well. Haaland was waiting, Grealish waiting on the far post there. Hooked away by Bukayo Saka. A bit of early joy down that left side for City. Ball coming into the box. Oh, it's a good defensive header by Ben White. Haaland will keep it going and Rodri will let fly. Got a nick on its way through for a corner. Good play again by City, winning the ball back. Rodri actually strikes Declan Rice and that's why it's a corner. Declan Rice getting some sort of block in. It looked as though Ramsdale was beaten had that been on target. Stones. Oh, a tackle was from Kai Havertz to win it back for Arsenal. The Gunners and Arsenal fans want a yellow card here. And it could easily have been a yellow card for Rodri. Tug of the shirt. He's got away with that one. Oh, and Kai Havertz thinks Stuart Atwell is just going to have a word with Mikel Arteta by the looks of it. Hard to say the discipline of Mikel Arteta last season and where he stood in the dugout wasn't good enough and he gets a yellow card. We know they're clamping down on a lot of this descent from the technical area this season. And there's an early warning for Arteta who is demanding a yellow card. He's got one himself. We talked about clamping down and Howard Webb very much at the forefront of that. In charge of the referees in England now. Here's Declan Rice, Arsenal's record signing. A little bit of Arsenal possession here. Much welcomed by their supporters. Could they be in here? Arsenal, a chance maybe for Havertz! And Martinelli! Really good block and a good save as well. Clearest opportunities of the Shield so far. And it's good play from Ben White. Takes his touch inside of Kanji. Finds Havertz. It's a good save, the first one. Where does it hit John Stones? Ben White, good charge forward. Just have a look here. It certainly hits him on his chest. The first bit of real penetrative play from either side. It's Arsenal who've had hardly any of the ball to create the first chance. A double chance. It certainly gives Arsenal encouragement to keep pressing. Ten minutes left in this first half. For all City's possession, Arsenal have been the more threatening of the two sides. Here goes Saka, beautifully found. And Saka goes for it! Playing right on that offside line as the ball is played in behind to Kanji. He was always stretching for that. He wasn't in complete control. Arsenal probing in the same way that City were earlier. Havertz. Breaks to Martinelli. Deft touch that was. Rice. Forward by White to Saka. Erdegaard. White. They'll try again. Gabriel. Erdegaard. Great ball, Saka. Havertz! Brilliant stop from Ortega. Clearest chance of the game. And at the other end, Haaland against Saliba. Support. Finally arriving. Here's the chance again. Lovely ball played down the side. Havertz with his right foot. I wonder if Diaz gets a slight block on it. Which makes it easier for the goalkeeper. Ortega who played every game in that FA Cup run for City last season. Played three times in the Premier League as well. Rodri is trying to catch Ramsdell off his line. An audacious effort. A very good effort as well. Ramsdell on the edge of his box. Fortunately, he was concentrated. Just a bit too high. From Rodri, but a good effort. Martinelli under pressure. This is dangerous. Alvarez with the ball across. Haaland was lurking. On that far post. Sums things up a little bit for City in this first half. Lots of good possession. Very little in the way of cutting edge. Martinelli got caught on the ball here. The first half destined to be a stalemate. Arsenal will be frustrated about that. Because they had several clear opportunities. Kai Havertz with two of them twice denied. By City's German goalkeeper Stefan Ortega. Alvarez at the other end has certainly had his moments. Haaland not yet got into the game at all. And it's Arsenal who have been the bigger threat. Halftime at Wembley. Arsenal nil. Manchester City nil. So it's Manchester City who get the ball rolling in the second half. No changes at the break. The coaches can make up to six changes. In the Community Shield. Which has its own little quirks. Rodri. Kovacic finding Alvarez. Bernardo Silva. Walker. You can see Haaland near the penalty spot. His eyes are lit up there. But the cross never reached it. It was a good bit of movement from Haaland in the box. As you would expect. The Arsenal players were going back towards their own goal. He just held his ground. Walker. Just couldn't quite find him. So the first corner of the second half goes the way of the Premier League champions. And it's a really good save from Ramsdale. It was straight at him. But he managed to get it away from danger. Well it's a good delivery. Who gets the header in? It's Jon Stones that gets the header in. Straight at Ramsdale. You expect him to save that. Stones with a free... Well not free header. But one that he could easily get his head to. Poor marking by Partey. Manchester City poised to make a double change. I think the City fans will be delighted to see Kevin De Bruyne. Paul Palmer the other one. Poised to enter the action. We're hearing that it's Kovacic and Haaland the players coming off. Kovacic has been excellent. Haaland not quite so good. Wait for Wembley goal for Haaland will go on. Unless he can nab one in the next few seconds. Here's Saka for Arsenal. Rice. Beautifully weighted ball for Martinelli. Sure shot from Rice is well over. Not quite good ball seen at West Ham. And England rise so far in the game. A decent game. So that's it for Haaland today. And Cole Palmer who was a huge influence for the England on the 21 side when they won the UEFA Under-21 Championship this summer. And a goal and two assists. Off goes Kovacic. His debut comes to an end and De Bruyne is on. As he looks to build up to full fitness. Remember 10 goals and 28 assists from De Bruyne last season. No changes yet made by Mikel Arteta. Perhaps tells you how he's feeling about this performance. De Bruyne. For Manchester City. He's rolled that into Foden. Beautifully done. Palmer. Deflected over. That's the best we've seen from City in the second half. No surprise. As soon as Kevin De Bruyne comes on you get more penetrative passes. Ends up with Palmer. Comes off the near timber. Not sure that was going to trouble Ramsdale. It looked to be straight at him. But it was a really incisive pass. The first one from Kevin De Bruyne. That's a fabulous turn by Foden. A ricochet. Benefits City ultimately. There's the chance. City. This all comes about those two players. Kevin De Bruyne. And just give a Man City a better attacking edge. Here's the turn. Gets away from the press. And now the game's all opened up. He doesn't find quite the right pass. See Declan Rice coming across. Almost gets a block. Tierney doesn't do quite what he was supposed to do. And then Cole Palmer with a lovely finish. How many times did we see the likes of Riyad Mahrez do that? He's no longer at the club. But Cole Palmer. Left footed on the right hand side. Bends it round Gabriel. Ramsdale. Just can't get a big enough jump in. Wonderful moment for the youngster. Well he scored just one goal. In the whole of last season. Cole Palmer. Was in the FA Cup quarter final. In March. Against Burnley. He's notched his first goal in the very first match of this season. And it's a beauty. Weitz. Staines brings it away. But Erdogan collects. And can he get the through ball right here? Nearly. If anyone could for Arsenal, he could. It's come off Weitz. And it falls for Alvarez. Bearing down on goal for Manchester City. Foden! A whisker away. From settling the contest. He got a deflection for a corner. Weitz makes a bit of a mess of it here. Alvarez does well. He looks like he's going to surge into the box. Foden was onside. First touch is good. And I know Ramsdell is going the wrong way here. He almost goes between his legs. Gets him on the foot. Very unlucky for Phil Foden. And it goes down as a good save. Through on Ramsdell. Off the instep. Behind for a corner. De Bruyne takes. Oh another good save! Well Rodri on the near post. Sneaked into that position. Completely unseen. Another good delivery from Kevin De Bruyne. Really good header. I have to say, a decent save. We're in the 100th minute of the Community Shield. Partey. Odegaard. Smith-Rowe. On it goes for Weitz. Behind it goes by Foden for a corner. It should have been a little bit more. Weitz took too long to get the cross in there. And the big players from Arsenal get ahead on this. No Gabriel now. He's off the field. Saliba, Weitz. Partey's in there. No Havertz. Well this could be the last chance for Arsenal. Corner from Saka. And another chance perhaps to put it in here. Leaves it instead for Trossard. Deflected it in! And it is now. First cross was dealt with by Odegaard. That was to Trossard. And the finish to the game. There's the deflection. Well it's the luckless Akanji. Who deflected it past his own goalkeeper. And you see the reaction of Arteta. There is full time. It's all square. In the Community Shield. And it will be decided via a penalty shootout. Arsenal left it late. But the deflected strike from Trossard. Off Manuel Akanji. Was enough to secure a draw for the Gunners. After Cole Palmer's beauty. Had given Manchester City the advantage. In the 76th minute of the game. And after all that. It will be decided from 12 yards. Via a penalty shootout. Full time. At Wembley Stadium. Arsenal won. Manchester City won. Here we go then. First up. Martin Odegaard. Can the Arsenal captain get the Gunners off to the perfect start? No problem. He runs round it. Just passes it into the corner. Odegaard going the wrong way. Nice start for Arsenal. And a warm welcome for Kevin De Bruyne. As he steps forward. For Manchester City. Made a real impact when he came on. For Belgium. De Bruyne against Ramsdale. He smashed the frame of the goal. Montage Arsenal. They just got underneath it. Ramsdale. Clapping his hands. Goes the wrong way. But as he looks back here. He just sees it hit the crossbar. It's only half a ball's width away. But enough. Next up. A chance for Trosser. To make it 2-0 to Arsenal. In the shootout. A chance he takes. Very calm. Very penalty. Fancy about it. Just a couple of strides. Passes it into the corner. Next up. Bernardo Silva. For Manchester City. Made that look very easy indeed. Been a lot of talk about Bernardo Silva leaving Man City. All the clubs interested in him. Just like Odegaard and Trosser. Sends the goalkeeper the wrong way. And just passes it in the corner. And here's a man that's certainly missed a few penalties. Or missed a couple of important ones. Missed in a pre-season game against Manchester United. Missed his last one against West Ham in April. Saka. Doesn't miss this. Rolls it in beautifully. To make it 3-1 to Arsenal. At the moment. Keepers. Particularly good strike from Saka. But. Good enough. And Rodri. I look forward to this. Given the state of play. The first time a goalkeeper goes the right way. He makes the save. He goes early. Poor penalty from Rodri. Almost dives over it. Ramsdale. So the opportunity falls to Fabio Vieira. If he scores. That's good enough for Arsenal. But he did miss in pre-season. Fabio Vieira. To win. The community shield for the Gunners. Chester City have thrown it away. Lost their third shield in a row. Penalty that was. From 23-year-old Fabio Vieira. Four out of four in the shootout for Arsenal. And the first bit of silverware of the season. Goes the way of Arsenal. It's the first silverware of the new season. The FA Community Shield winners. 2023. Arsenal. Congratulations to the Gunners. Will there be more silverware to come this season? For now. They can enjoy this. They lift the FA Community Shield. What a dramatic finale at Wembley. Leandro Trossard's 101st minute equaliser. The turning point in the 101st Community Shield. Congratulations to Arsenal. Who claim the first silverware of the season. We'll see you next time. I'm invincible.