The season in England will start on Sunday with the traditional Community Shield. Know the essentials of this Manchester City-Arsenal.
Unsurprisingly, the two best teams in England from last season will face off to launch 2023-2024, on the occasion of the traditional Community Shield. (Championship winner against FA Cup winner).
Manchester City, author of the Championship-Cup-C1 treble, will aim for a new trophy against their runner-up in the Premier League, while waiting to aspire to the European Supercup on August 16 against Sevilla FC.
Facing the Cityzens of Pep Guardiola, the Gunners managed by Mikel Arteta will have to do without Gabriel Jesus. The Brazilian centre-forward underwent knee surgery in early August. He should be out for at least two weeks.
On the Mancunians’ side, there were two uncertainties, Nathan Aké and Kevin de Bruyne, and Pep Guardiola left doubts about their participation.
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— French Football Weekly (@foot365) August 5, 2023
Croatian defender Josko Gvardiol, whose arrival was made official on Saturday, will wait before starting with Man City.
This will be the third duel between the two teams in this opening match after 1934 and 2014.
The probable compositions
Manchester City : Ederson – Walker, Stones, Dias, Akanji – Alvarez, Rodrigo, Kovacic – Bernardo Silva, Haaland, Grealish.
Arsenal: Ramsdale-Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Tierney-Partey, Rice-Odegaard-Havertz, Nketiah, Martinelli.
Where and when to see the match?
This match will take place at Wembley (London), on Sunday August 6, 2023, and will be broadcast on beIN Sports 1. Kick-off is scheduled for 5 p.m. in France.
