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2023 FA Community Shield
Arsenal FC v Manchester City
Wembley Stadium
London, England
Sunday, 6 August 2023
Kick-off: 17h00
Arsenal FC will be looking to clinch the
FA Community Shield for the 17th time when they face Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on August 6.
Arsenal's Community Shield history
The Gunners will be making their 25th appearance in the Community Shield having won it 16 times since making their debut in 1930 which was the 17th edition.
The last time Arsenal won the trophy was in 2020 as the London giants defeated Liverpool FC 5-4 on penalties following an entertaining 1-1 draw.
Only Manchester United have won more Community Shield trophies (22) than Arsenal who are joint second with Liverpool with 16 titles.
Key Players
The 2022/23 season saw Bukayo Saka establish himself as not only one of the best wingers but among the top players in the Premier League - netting 14 goals and providing 11 assists last term.
While Martin Ødegaard, who is considered one of the best midfielders in the world due to his technique, dribbling ability, vision, and range of passing, is Arsenal's inspirational captain.
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2023/24 Ambitions
Arsenal came close to ending their 18-year wait for a Premier League trophy last season as they finished second behind champions Manchester City following an enthralling title race.
The Gunners are set to compete in the Community Shield, FA Cup, Carabao Cup, and UEFA Champions League during the 2023/24 season.
Mikel Arteta will be keen to win trophies with the London giants having guided the team to the 2020 FA Cup triumph.
Quotes
Leandro Trossard was in fine form during our final game of Arsenal's US tour against FC Barcelona on July 27 - scoring twice in a 5-3 win and the attacker has reacted on the tour.
"Yeah, really pleased of course. We wanted to end on a positive note and I think we’ve done that against one of the biggest clubs in the world, so we’re really happy with the win," Trossard said.
"Yeah, of course, but we scored a lot already and I think we must be happy with that. We had some nice goals as well and let’s enjoy it.
"That always helps a lot, of course, if you can have a full pre-season with the guys. It’s been an amazing 10 days and like I said we wanted to end on a positive note, we’re happy with that and now we can go back to London."
Last five FA Community Shield Champions
2018 - Manchester City
2019 - Manchester City
2020 - Arsenal FC
2021 - Leicester City
2022 - Liverpool FC
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