Arsenal vs Manchester City Community Shield 2026 Highlights: Arsenal thrash City 3-0

Arsenal vs Manchester City Community Shield 2026 Live Score Updates: ARS take on MCI in Cardiff. (AP)

Premier League champions Arsenal will take on FA Cup winners Manchester City in a Community Shield face-off, roughly a week out from the start of the new season. While the Shield is regarded as a second tier silverware by some, the match to win it acts as a precursor on what to expect from the two teams playing for it.

Arsenal fans will likely get their first glimpse of new signing Bruno Guimarães while City will step into the new season with a new manager with former Chelsea gaffer Enzo Maresca holding the reins after Pep Guardiola left the club at the end of last season. City fans will also be hoping for a good show from their record signing Elliot Anderson.

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Arsenal have had a hot and cold pre-season with a win over Girona and ten losses to Real Betis and Borussia Dortmund. Their last match ended in a 1-1 draw vs Como, ultimately ending in a shoot-out. City have done better, losing to Inter Milan in a penalty shoot-out but winning vs K-League All-Stars and Atlético Madrid.

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