Calafiori, Havertz and Ødegaard fire the Gunners to Community Shield win over Man City

Arsenal opened the new season with a controlled, confident and quietly emphatic 3-0 win over Manchester City in the Community Shield, delivering a performance that underlined their status as Premier League holders and exposed early frailties in the first competitive match of the Enzo Maresca era. A blistering start, sh

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Odegaard put the result beyond doubt two minutes into the second half.

For Enzo Maresca, a miserable first competitive game in charge of Manchester City that began with Arsenal seizing the lead after 24.5 seconds ended with Mikel Arteta’s side lifting the Community Shield. Arsenal eviscerated City, Riccardo Calafiori’s smart opener after Myles Lewis-Skelly’s brilliant pass seemingly leavi

Riccardo Calafiori scored after just 23 seconds against Manchester City to give Arsenal a record-breaking start in the 2026 Community Shield. His strike became the fastest goal in the competition’s 118-year history, beating Liverpool legend Gary McAllister’s previous Cardiff record. Arsenal then doubled their advantage

Riccardo Calafiori gave Premier League champions Arsenal the lead after just 23 seconds of the Community Shield against Manchester City. Kai Havertz doubled the advantage before Martin Odegaard made it 3-0.

Gunners made light work of their Premier League title rivals in Cardiff

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