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10 Aug 2014
2:13PM
WE MAY BE six days away from the return of the Premier League but, for us anyway, the Community Shield always spells the beginning of the English top flight.
It’s the meeting of Manchester City, last season’s league winners, and Arsenal, who ended an eight year barren spell by clinching the FA Cup back in May.
10 Aug 2014
2:19PM
The teams are in. Manuel Pellegrini has gone with Willy Caballero, a summer signing from his old club Malaga, ahead of Joe Hart between the sticks while another recent arrival, Brazilian midfielder Fernando, also gets the nod. Yaya Toure deputises for Vincent Company as skipper for the day while Sergio Aguero is injured and Frank Lampard is unavailable.
Arsenal, meanwhile, start with Yaya Sanogo up front after his promising pre-season and defenders Calum Chambers and Mathieu Debuchy, who joined from Southampton and Newcastle respectively in the summer, are named in the backline. Chilean attacker Alexi Sanchez, signed for £35m from Barcelona, is also in.
Here we go then. Arsenal kick off, both clubs in their traditional colours.
The two teams make their way out onto the Wembley pitch. PA Wire / Press Association Images
PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images
10 Aug 2014
3:01PM
Fernando gives an early free-kick away but Arsenal can’t make the most of it.
10 Aug 2014
3:06PM
Arsenal dominant in possession during the opening five minutes. Man City win a corner and it’s Samir Nasri to take. Boos ring around Wembley as the French midfielder, a former Gunners player, heads over for the set-piece.
10 Aug 2014
3:10PM
Great play from Arsenal with Sanchez involved sees Debuchy get a cross in for Sanogo. He doesn’t make great contact but the signs are promising.
10 Aug 2014
3:15PM
Nasri is picked out in the box and strikes at goal but Debuchy gets his body in front to block his compatriot. It appears to strike him on the upper arm, which is down by his side. No penalty.
It’s first blood to the Londoners. Sanchez and Sanogo both contribute to the build-up before Spanish attacker Cazorla drives his shot into the bottom corner from 18 yards out.
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10 Aug 2014
3:30PM
Sanogo gets a chance to double their lead moments after the restart but he shoots wide.
10 Aug 2014
3:41PM
That’s a first. The referee’s vanishing spray, introduced this season, has just got a huge cheer from the crowd.
10 Aug 2014
3:43PM
GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Man City (Aaron Ramsey 42′)
Arsenal double their advantage. Sanogo makes a positive run and holds up the ball before feeding Ramsey, who fires past Caballero.
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10 Aug 2014
4:06PM
Substitutions ahoy! Olivier Giroud, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Nacho Monreal replace Sanogo, Sanchez and Koscielny for Arsenal while Man City bring on David Silva for Nasri.
Don’t forget, teams can make six changes in the Community Shield.
Anyway, here goes the second half.
10 Aug 2014
4:11PM
Fernando pulls Wilshere down before Jovetic does the same to concede two free-kicks in quick succession.
Minutes later, Navas gets down the right hand side and whips a cross over for Jovetic, who heads onto the post.
10 Aug 2014
4:16PM
Szczesny is forced into action after his team-mates stop to complain that the ball has gone out over the sideline while Jovetic gets a shot away. Replays show that their protests are justified but it would have mattered little had City pulled a goal back.
10 Aug 2014
4:19PM
City have shown more urgency in the early stages of the second half and Pellegrini is about to bring in James Miler and 21-year-old Argetnine midfielder Bruno Zuculini for Toure and Dzeko.
10 Aug 2014
4:21PM
GOAL! Arsenal 3-0 Man City (Olivier Giroud 61′)
French striker Giroud holds off his man before letting fly from outside the box. It takes a deflection and loops over the head of Caballero.
Good game to eye up the rivals, just hope for an entertaining match! Arsenal going into the league this year with a lot of expectancy upon their shoulders. Too often they start well and fall apart after Christmas. Would rather see a side like Arsenal win the league than Chelsea or City though!
Laura your right,after Xmas they fall apart.Hopefully with 3 German World
Cup players,Walcott and Oxlade Chamberlain not in the starting line-up the
squad is stronger this year.
Incidentally Arsenal were diabolical in all their mid-day kick offs last year.
Arsenal hopefully will give a good account of the potential they certainly
have today and will have a great run in the premiership.
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To Sanchez or not to Sanchez ?
My Sanchezless team looks great at the moment but in 2 weeks time this great team will have me shaking my head.
I Sanchezed I also Costaed will most likely regret it in a week’s time.
They have only met once before in the Charity/Community Shield
1934,Arsenal won 4-0,that will do today.
Up the Gunners!
I’m going to sit down and watch it, and that will be my contribution to charity done for the year.
Come on Arsenal!
Great game for Arsenal fans, 3 lovely goals… and Giroud’s was just wow!
Good game to eye up the rivals, just hope for an entertaining match! Arsenal going into the league this year with a lot of expectancy upon their shoulders. Too often they start well and fall apart after Christmas. Would rather see a side like Arsenal win the league than Chelsea or City though!
Laura your right,after Xmas they fall apart.Hopefully with 3 German World
Cup players,Walcott and Oxlade Chamberlain not in the starting line-up the
squad is stronger this year.
Incidentally Arsenal were diabolical in all their mid-day kick offs last year.
Arsenal hopefully will give a good account of the potential they certainly
have today and will have a great run in the premiership.
Tll Christmas
Can’t remember the last time there wasn’t a team from Manchester or London in the Community Shield
Blackburn Everton 95?
Disappointed if theres no Goals. Think there will be a few.
Watch Arsenal make an app for the Community Shield if they win it.
Switched from this game to the all Ireland semi. Have to say hurling is such a better game to watch.
It’ll be nice for the fans to see Wembley, not to often to small clubs get there
Very good had a nice giggle good on ya!!!!!!!
O it’s you I take it back
I think Man City are playing their seventh game at Wembley since 2012. That’s just off the top of my head.
Eh hello, what did I do?
??????
Your comment on fathers
“My teams better than your team”
“No my teams better than your team”
No actually ye’re both a pair of Langers
And your the bollix in the middle . Smile
Now go and play with your crayons. There’s a colouring book with your name on it !!!!!!
No I’m the Bollox on the outside looking down my nose at the rest of them!!
Always preferred markers, better colour. I can stay in between the lines too
You obviously didn’t check the full comments but no matter, another day another topic
I think you’ll find your the langer why don’t you ask someone to read and explain our posts, IDIOT
You’re
Please enlighten me on your posts? Nobody wants to be an idiot
Arsenal 3 Man City 0
Giroud
??? RETURN OF WENGERS
INVINCIBLES. ???
Arsenal1 man city 0
Cazola
Arsenal 2 man city 0
Ramsey
Go on you Gunners
The real man city are back – pelligrini must be a contender for the first sack of the season now
2 teams that constantly let there fans down crap pure crap
When was the last time man utd wasn’t in the community shield?
Also come on Arsenal!! (I support Man U so no offence man c fans)
2012
Well I suppose that’s that, might as well hand the epl trophy to Arsenal
I have Arsenal to be 1 up at half time and city to win 2-1.. I don’t know whether I’m mad or stupid..
Shite
The reply begins with an S, but that’s not it